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S 461 112th Congress Senate Taxation Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Income tax rates Pollution liability Sales and excise taxes

Polluter Pays Restoration Act

Introduced: March 2, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 2, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Polluter Pays Restoration Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by reinstating until December 31, 2020, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax.
What's happening now March 2, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1596 Related bill Superfund Reinvestment Act
  • HR 1634 Related bill Superfund Polluter Pays Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 16, 2011
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 2, 2011
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 2, 2011
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 2, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 461: Polluter Pays Restoration Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-461/
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"S. 461: Polluter Pays Restoration Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-461/.
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S. 461, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-461/.
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