EPA Pays Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R WestmorelandSponsor

12 cosponsors · 12 R

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) by making the U.S. government liable for economic damages it caused, including damages that resulted while it was providing assistance in cleaning up hazardous substances.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 30, 2015

EPA Pays Act

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must reimburse the Department of the Treasury for the cost of CERCLA claims for money damages against the United States.

The EPA must make those reimbursements from the unobligated balance of amounts in the "Environmental Programs and Management" account. The EPA must first use amounts in that account that are for outreach. If sufficient amounts are not available from outreach funding, the EPA must use amounts made available for enforcement, and then amounts available for the clean air and climate program area.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: EPA Pays Act

Latest action (Oct 27, 2015): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7193-7194)

Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 30, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.