HR 848 · 115th Congress · Environmental Protection

Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

Introduced 2017-02-03· Sponsored by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.(2017-02-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Farm Regulatory Certainty Act This bill amends the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 to specify that animal waste, manure, and fertilizer are excluded from the Act's requirements if the waste, manure, or fertilizer originates from or is utilized by an agricultural operation. Citizen suits may not be brought under the Act against an agricultural operation if federal or state legal and enforcement actions are already underway.…

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]TX
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]CA
Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]CA
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]IA
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]WA
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]NC
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]OR
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]ID
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]AZ
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]PA