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HR 5685 114th Congress House

Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

Official title: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to incentivize efficient nutrient management practices and to clarify the citizen suit provisions of such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2016 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionCivil actions and liabilityEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Jul 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 8, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1071)
Jul 8, 2016
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 Latest action July 8, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

This bill amends the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 to specify that animal waste, manure, and fertilizer are excluded from the Act's requirements.

Citizen suits may not be brought under the Act if federal or state legal and enforcement actions are already underway.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 3 Republican 6
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 26, 2016
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 26, 2016
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 21, 2016
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 21, 2016
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 8, 2016
Collins, Chris
· Jul 8, 2016
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 8, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 8, 2016
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 8, 2016
Labrador, Raul
· Jul 8, 2016
Nunes, Devin
· Jul 8, 2016
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 8, 2016
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 8, 2016
WALDEN, GREG
· Jul 8, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5685: Farm Regulatory Certainty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5685/
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"H.R. 5685: Farm Regulatory Certainty Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5685/.
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H.R. 5685, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5685/.
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