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HR 861 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive agency funding and structure

To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.

Introduced: February 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill terminates the Environmental Protection Agency on December 31, 2018.

What's happening now April 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 19, 2017
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 8, 2017
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Mar 8, 2017
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Feb 3, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Feb 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 861: To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-861/
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"H.R. 861: To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-861/.
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H.R. 861, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-861/.
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