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HR 3835 99th Congress House Environmental Protection Congress and Members of Congress Congressional oversight Conservation of natural resources Hazardous waste disposal Incineration Licenses Marine resources conservation Maryland Ocean Transportation and Travel Transportation of hazardous substances Waste disposal in the ocean Water and Water Resources Development Water pollution control

A bill entitled the "Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1985".

Introduced: December 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 3, 1986
Executive Comment Received From State.
May 8, 1986
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Apr 28, 1986
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From EPA.
Jan 27, 1986
Executive Comment Received From HHS.
Dec 12, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Dec 12, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, State, DOT, HHS, EPA.
Dec 5, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment.
Dec 2, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Dec 2, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Dec 2, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing a permit for ocean incineration of hazardous wastes off the coast of Maryland until a hazardous waste reduction and management feasibility report has been completed and a plan based on such report has been submitted to the Congress.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 3, 1986

Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 8, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3835: A bill entitled the "Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1985".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3835/
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"H.R. 3835: A bill entitled the "Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1985".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3835/.
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H.R. 3835, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3835/.
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