US HR737 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on December 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Environmental Protection Agency should take all necessary steps to ensure that cleanup actions for all abandoned uranium mines and related environmental pollution on the Navajo Nation and other tribal lands are implemented expeditiously.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the efforts of the Federal Government to address the public health and environmental crisis on the Navajo Nation caused by abandoned uranium mines.
Sponsors
| Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] | Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. |
| 2019-12-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
| 2019-12-03 | 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. |
| 2019-12-03 | 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. |
| 2019-12-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Energy
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Mining
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Mining
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/737/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres737/BILLS-116hres737ih.pdf |
