Italicized items indicate new legislation or a change in status since last month
SENATE BILLS
S. 78: The Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act
Requires EPA to finalize a national drinking water regulation for perchlorate within one year of the bill’s enactment.
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
Status: Introduced 1/25/11; referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 79: The Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Hexavalent Chromium Act
Require EPA to finalize a national drinking water regulation for chromium-6 within one year of the bill’s enactment.
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
Status: Introduced 1/25/11; referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 473: The Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act
Extends the Department of Homeland Security’s CFATS program through October 4, 2014. Continues the water and wastewater sector exemption.
Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Status: Introduced 3/15/11; referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S. 587: The Fracturing Responsibly and Awareness of Chemicals Act
Allows EPA to regulate hydraulic fracturing chemicals under SDWA, and requires the disclosure of fracking mixtures.
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Casey (D-Penn.)
Status: Introduced 3/15/11; referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HOUSE BILLS
H.R. 402: The National Infrastructure Development Bank Act
Creates a National Infrastructure Bank at the U.S. Treasury to help communities finance energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects.
Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
Status: Introduced 1/24/11; referred to the House Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R. 553: The Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement Act
Updates the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, which was established to help EPA identify chemicals in water supplies that disrupt hormones.
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
Status: Introduced 2/8/11; referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 872: The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act
Exempts from NPDES permitting requirements discharges of FIFRA-approved pesticides into waters as long as the pesticide is being used for its intended purpose and is discharged in compliance with pesticide label rules.
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Oh.)
Status: Introduced 3/2/11. Approved by the House Committee on Agriculture, 3/9/11. Approved by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 3/16/11.
H.R. 901: The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act
Enshrines the Department of Homeland Security’s CFATS regulations in statue, and authorizes the program through September 30, 2018. Maintains the water and wastewater sector exemption.
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Lungren (R-Calif.)
Status: Introduced 3/3/11; referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security.
H.R. 908: The Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act
Extends the Department of Homeland Security’s CFATS program through 2017. Continues the water and wastewater sector exemption.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Penn.)
Status: Introduced 3/3/11; referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 916: The Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act
Extends the Department of Homeland Security’s CFATS program through October 4, 2015. Continues the water and wastewater sector exemption.
Sponsor: Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Penn.)
Status: Introduced 3/3/11; referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security.
H.R. 1084: The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act
Companion legislation to S. 587.
Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)
Status: Introduced 3/15/11; referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.