HR 4341 · 109th Congress · Environmental Protection

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2005-11-16· Sponsored by Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2211)(2005-12-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to exclude manure from the definition of "hazardous substance" or "pollutant or contaminant" under that Act. Amends the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to exempt releases associated with manure from the emergency notification requirements under that Act.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

4 Democrats16 Republicans
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]VA
Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]TX
Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]TX
Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]PA
Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]TX
Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]NM
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]TX
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9]GA
Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]TX
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]TX
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]CA
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]TX
Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]ID
Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]MS
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]AR