114-hr-4215114th Congress

CLEANER Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

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Summary

CLEANER Act of 2015 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2015 This bill amends the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to eliminate the exemption for waste derived from the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of this bill's enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must: determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria promulgated for the identification or listing of hazardous waste; identify or list as hazardous waste any of those wastes if they meet the identification or listing criteria; and promulgate regulations regarding standards applicable to generators, transporters, and owners and operators of facilities for the treatment, storage, or disposal of those wastes. The EPA may modify the regulation of those standards to consider the special characteristics of those wastes so long as the modified regulations protect human health and the environment. Within a year of this bill's enactment, the EPA must promulgate revisions of certain criteria concerning landfills and waste management practices of open dumping for facilities that may receive wastes that are: (1) associated with those activities, and (2) not identified or listed as hazardous waste. Those revisions must: protect human health and the environment, while allowing consideration of the practicable capability of such facilities; and require groundwater monitoring as necessary to detect contamination; establish criteria for the acceptable location of new or existing facilities; and provide for corrective action and financial assurance as appropriate.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

PA • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
SAM FARR
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
CORRINE BROWN
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
RICHARD NOLAN
MN • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2016

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CLEANER Act of 2015

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