US Congress House Bill 4087 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Pending: House Environment and Climate Change Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Includes petroleum products under the definition of hazardous substances for purposes of Superfund, the program that directs and funds the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Additionally, the release of a petroleum product shall be considered as a release under Superfund if liability for such release is established by any other federal law. Per the bill, a petroleum product is petroleum or oil of any kind, in any form, or any fraction thereof, and includes fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.

CERCLA Liability Expansion and Accountability for Negligent and Unjust Pollution Act CLEANUP Act

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2019-07-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2019-07-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-07-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-07-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4087/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4087/BILLS-116hr4087ih.pdf