EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011

Action history

1. 2011-10-18Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.
2. 2011-10-17Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. 2011-10-13Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 275 - 142 (Roll no. 791).
4. 2011-10-13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5. 2011-10-13On passage Passed by recorded vote: 275 - 142 (Roll no. 791).
6. 2011-10-13On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 246 (Roll no. 790).
7. 2011-10-13The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2011-10-13DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor motion to recommit. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to require the EPA Administrator not delay action to reduce air pollution from waste incinerators that are within 5 miles of any nursing home, assisted living facility or hospital. The amendment also states that any facility that will have regulation of its air pollutant emissions delayed is required to notify affected communities no later than 90 days after the date of enactment.
9. 2011-10-13Ms. Castor (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
10. 2011-10-13Considered as unfinished business.
11. 2011-10-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, further proceedings on H.R. 2250 were postponed.
12. 2011-10-13The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
13. 2011-10-13The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2250.
14. 2011-10-13The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
15. 2011-10-13Considered as unfinished business.
16. 2011-10-12Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2250 as unfinished business.
17. 2011-10-12On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
18. 2011-10-12Mr. Whitfield moved to rise.
19. 2011-10-12POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cohen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cohen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
20. 2011-10-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 419, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cohen (TN) amendment No. 22 under the five-minute rule.
21. 2011-10-12The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
22. 2011-10-12Considered as unfinished business.
23. 2011-10-11Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2250 as unfinished business.
24. 2011-10-11On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
25. 2011-10-11Mr. Gardner moved that the committee rise.