HR 2834 · 114th Congress · Environmental Protection
To enact certain laws relating to the environment as title 55, United States Code, "Environment".
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.(2015-10-27)
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This bill replaces certain environmental laws in the United States Code with provisions in the new Title 55, Environment, as part of an effort to consolidate environmental acts found in several sections of the code into one title. Subtitle I of Title 55 contains provisions that establish the Environmental Protection Agency, national environmental policy, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Council on Environmental Quality. Subtitle II contains provisions about air quality and air pollution control, including provisions from the Clean Air Act and related laws. A change in wording made in the restatement of existing law enacted by this bill is meant to elucidate the existing law, but not to change the meaning or effect of the existing law.…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2834, a bill to enact certain laws relating to the environment as title 55, United States Code, “Environment”
Nov 4, 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 27, 2015
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