US Congress House Bill 585 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2009 - States that it is U.S. government policy to work with states, territories, tribal governments, international organizations, and foreign governments to act as a steward of the environment for the benefit of public health, to maintain air quality and water quality, to sustain the diversity of plant and animal species, to combat global climate change, and to protect the environment for future generations. Requires the President to enter into an arrangement under which the National Academy of Sciences will: (1) study and report to the public, Congress, and implementing agencies on the impact on public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, and the environment of specified clean water, clean air, and forest, land management, and endangered species regulations, laws, proposed laws, and guidance documents; and (2) make recommendations to maintain, restore, or improve protections for public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, or the environment for each of such regulations, laws, proposed laws, or documents. Requires the head of each federal agency that issued or implemented such laws or regulations to submit to Congress a plan describing steps to restore or improve such protections.

Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2009

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
2009-01-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-01-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2009-01-15		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-01-15		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-01-15		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-01-15		Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2009-01-15		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-01-15		Referred to House Science and Technology
2009-01-15		Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/585/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr585/BILLS-111hr585ih.pdf