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HR 4777 118th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Oil and gas Solid waste and recycling Water quality

CLEANER Act of 2023

Introduced: July 20, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CLEANER Act of 2023 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2023

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 under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

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.
What's happening now July 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 24
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 2024
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2024
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 20, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 20, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 20, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 20, 2023
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 20, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 20, 2023
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 20, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 20, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 20, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 20, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 20, 2023
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 20, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 20, 2023
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 20, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 20, 2023
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 20, 2023
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4777: CLEANER Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4777/
MLA
"H.R. 4777: CLEANER Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4777/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4777, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4777/.
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[H.R. 4777: CLEANER Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4777/)
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