Skip to main content
HR 872 112th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Licensing and registrations Pest management State and local government operations Water quality

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011

Introduced: March 29, 2011 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Jun 21, 2011
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Stabenow without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 21, 2011
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 4, 2011
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 31, 2011
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 31, 2011
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 292 - 130 (Roll no. 206). (text: CR 3/30/2011 H2083)
Mar 31, 2011
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2129-2130)
Mar 30, 2011
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Mar 30, 2011
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 872.
Mar 30, 2011
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2083-2091)
Mar 30, 2011
Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 29, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 21.
Mar 29, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 112-43, Part II.
Mar 29, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-43, Part I.
Mar 16, 2011
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Mar 16, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 8.
Mar 16, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 9, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 9, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 2, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Mar 2, 2011
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Mar 31, 2011 House · vote #206 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 292–130 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 919 — — Pending —
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 31, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state from requiring a permit under the CWA for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under FIFRA, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide.

Exempts from such prohibition the following discharges containing a pesticide or pesticide residue: (1) a discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of FIFRA that is relevant to protecting water quality, if the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation or the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue contained in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation; (2) stormwater discharges regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); and (3) discharges regulated under NPDES of manufacturing or industrial effluent or treatment works effluent and discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from ballasting operations or vessel biofouling prevention.

What's happening now June 21, 2011

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1720 Related bill Jobs Through Growth Act
  • S 2365 Related bill WEST Act
  • S 3605 Related bill Restoring Effective Environmental Protection Act of 2012
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 8 Republican 22
Barletta, Lou
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 29, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 29, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 29, 2011
Dent, Charles
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 29, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Mar 29, 2011
Granger, Kay
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 29, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 29, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Mar 29, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Mar 17, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Mar 16, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 15, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Mar 15, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Mar 15, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 15, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 15, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Mar 15, 2011
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Mar 15, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Mar 11, 2011
Nunes, Devin
· Mar 11, 2011
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 11, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 11, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· Mar 9, 2011
Marino, Tom
· Mar 9, 2011
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 8, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Mar 8, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2011
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 8, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 8, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 8, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Mar 8, 2011
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Mar 8, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 8, 2011
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Mar 8, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 8, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2011
Roby, Martha
· Mar 8, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 8, 2011
Shuster, Bill
· Mar 8, 2011
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 8, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 8, 2011
Page 1 of 2 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-872/
MLA
"H.R. 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-872/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 872, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-872/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-872/)
Report a problem