Bill Sponsor
House Bill 953
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
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Amendments
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Passed House on May 24, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Feb 7, 2017
Latest Action
May 25, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
953
Congress
115
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Recorded Vote
Roll Number
282
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.

Text (3)
May 25, 2017
May 24, 2017
February 7, 2017
Amendments (2)
May 24, 2017
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 119
Amendment sought to protect commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries from the negative impacts of unregulated discharge.
Active
May 24, 2017
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 118
Amendment sought to ensure that existing clean water protections apply to the release of toxic chemicals and hazardous substances into the environment.
Active
Public Record
Record Updated
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