A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system.
Sponsor and status
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 5, 2012
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 5, 2012.
5 Cosponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cardin bill to reduce environmental paperwork burden passes committee, moves to senate floor”
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 14, 2011
“Bill to Reduce Largest Environmental Paperwork Burden Passes Committee, Moves to Senate Floor”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 14, 2011
“Price hails hazmat tracking reform - e-manifest system to improve public safety, cut business costs”
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Rep. David Price [D-NC4, 1997-2022]
on Sep 13, 2012
History
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Sep 7, 2006
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3871 (109th). |
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Sep 26, 2008
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Earlier Version —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3109 (110th). |
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Mar 31, 2011
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Apr 14, 2011
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Aug 2, 2011
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Sep 10, 2012
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee. |
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Sep 11, 2012
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Sep 22, 2012
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 5, 2012
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 710 (112th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 710. This is the one from the 112th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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