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H.R. 1596 112th Congress House

Superfund Reinvestment Act

Official title: To provide for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which they were collected, to ensure adequate resources for the clean… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which they were collected, to ensure adequate resources for the cleanup of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Budget deficits and national debtGovernment trust fundsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIncome tax rates
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Apr 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E761)
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Superfund Reinvestment Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize the use of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for environmental cleanup costs authorized by such Act.

Provides that receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance Superfund: (1) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus, for purposes of the President's budget, the congressional budget, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010; (2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitations; and (3) shall be available only for the purposes specified in CERCLA.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate until December 31, 2018, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax and extend the borrowing authority of the Superfund through 2021.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1634 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
  • HR 3638 Act for the 99%
  • S 461 Polluter Pays Restoration Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· May 24, 2011
Carnahan, Russ
· May 13, 2011
WU, DAVID
· May 13, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 4, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 3, 2011
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1596: Superfund Reinvestment Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1596/
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