About the bill
It’s been a rough 2017 for the Environmental Protection Agency.Four days into Donald Trump’s presidency, EPA staff were banned from speaking with reporters or updating social media, as the administration delayed implementation of 30 Obama-era environmental rules. EPA’s new administrator Scott Pruitt — who remains a plaintiff in multiple suits against the EPA — saw his emails released, revealing the extent to which he cooperated with fossil fuel interests and other anti-environmental donors as Oklahoma attorney general. Just this week, the White House unveiled their proposed budget which would slash EPA funding by 31 percent, its lowest level adjusted for inflation in four decades. Now a Republican bill in Congress might abolish the EPA entirely.
###What the bill does
Introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL1), H.R. 861 totals a …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on February 3, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
7 Cosponsors (7 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Loudermilk Supports Bill to Close the EPA”
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Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA11]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 7, 2017
“Blumenauer Opposes HR 861 & All Attempts by Republicans to Undercut EPA”
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
on Feb 7, 2017
“Loudermilk Supports Bill to Close the EPA”
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Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA11]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 7, 2017
History
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Feb 3, 2017
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Introduced
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H.R. 861 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 861. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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