118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1140 — To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.

“To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.”

Environmental protection

Introduced Feb 21, 2023

Last action Mar 23, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Feb 21, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Feb 21, 2023

E&C

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Committee

Mar 9, 2023

Reported out

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House floor

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Senate

Step 6

Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a temporary waiver of requirements under the Clean Air Act or the Solid Waste Disposal Act for a critical energy resource facility if the EPA finds that the processing or refining of a critical energy resource at the facility is necessary to meet national security or energy security needs. Further, the EPA may issue such waiver with or without notice, hearing, or other report.

Provisions · 1 sectionsReported to House

Timeline · 9 actions

Mar 23, 2023

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-16.

Mar 23, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 9.

Mar 9, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 9, 2023

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21.

Feb 28, 2023

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Feb 28, 2023

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 6 .

Feb 21, 2023

Introduced in House

Feb 21, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals.