HR 5863 · 109th Congress · Environmental Protection

To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Introduced 2006-07-24· Sponsored by Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.(2006-09-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to: (1) authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend temporary emergency exemptions to requirements concerning polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for 30 days for the purpose of authorizing their safe, effective, and efficient shipment into the United States for disposal, treatment, or storage; and (2) require any person granted such an exemption to report to Congress on the status of foreign-manufactured PCBs generated by or under the control of that person outside of the United States.…

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

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5863, A bill to authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act

Aug 3, 2006

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 26, 2006</p>

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H.R. 5863, A bill to authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act

Aug 3, 2006

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 26, 2006

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat