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HR 2132 117th Congress House

CLEANER Act of 2021

Official title: To require regulation of wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CLEANER Act of 2021 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2021

This bill eliminates the exemption of waste associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste.

Within a year of enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must

  • determine whether such waste meets the criteria for hazardous waste,
  • promulgate regulations concerning the disposal of such waste if the EPA determines it is hazardous, and
  • revise regulations applicable to solid waste management and disposal facilities (e.g., landfills) to address such waste that is nonhazardous.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1512 Related bill CLEAN Future Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 30
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 12, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 12, 2021
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 12, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 23, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 23, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 23, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Mar 23, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 23, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 23, 2021
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Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 23, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Mar 23, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2021
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 23, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 23, 2021
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 23, 2021
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 23, 2021
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 23, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 2021
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 23, 2021
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 23, 2021
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 23, 2021
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 23, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Mar 23, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 23, 2021
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 23, 2021
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2132: CLEANER Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2132/
MLA
"H.R. 2132: CLEANER Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2132/.
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H.R. 2132, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2132/.
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