HR 1140
118th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial policy and productivity
Solid waste and recycling
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 21, 2023
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9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 9.
Mar 23, 2023
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-16.
Mar 9, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21.
Mar 9, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 28, 2023
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 6 .
Feb 28, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals.
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a temporary waiver of requirements under the Clean Air Act or the Solid Waste Disposal Act for a critical energy resource facility if the EPA finds that the processing or refining of a critical energy resource at the facility is necessary to meet national security or energy security needs. Further, the EPA may issue such waiver with or without notice, hearing, or other report.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 9.
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