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H.R. 2768 114th Congress House

Superfund Reinvestment Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which they were collected,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 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: June 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Budget deficits and national debtCorporate finance and managementGovernment trust fundsHazardous wastes and toxic substances
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Jun 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 15, 2015
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.
Jun 15, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E894)
Jun 15, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 19, 2015

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: (1) reinstate through December 31, 2024 and adjust for inflation annually after 2016, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax threshold amount; (2) extend the borrowing authority of the Superfund through 2024; and (3) modify the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2783 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
  • S 2400 Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 15, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 15, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 15, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2015
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2768: Superfund Reinvestment Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2768/
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