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Issues: U.S. Law & Policy

At the Crossroads
Environmental Threats and Opportunities in the 106th Congress

Appendix A

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION CHART

Environmental Legislation Considered in the First Session of the 106th Congress
Bill Name	House Committee	House Floor	Senate Committee	Senate Floor	Conference	Presidential Action
AIR POLLUTION
Electricity Competition and Reliability Act H.R. 2944	Referred to Committees on Commerce, Transportation, Resources, Ways and Means 9/24/99
Clean Energy Act of 1999 S. 1369			Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 7/14/99
Fair Energy Competition Act of 1999 H.R. 2569	Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power 8/3/99
Clean Power Plant Act of 1999 H.R. 2980	Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Environment 10/13/99
Clean Smokestacks Act of 1999 H.R. 2900	Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Environment 10/8/99
Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act of 1999 S. 1949			Referred to the Committee on Finance 11/17/99
Acid Deposition and Control Act S. 172			Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 1/19/99
"A bill to amend the Clean Air Act" H.R. 1876/ S. 1053	H.R. 1876 referred to the Committee on Commerce 5/19/99		S. 1053 approved by the Committee on Environment and Public Works 9/29/99	S. 1053 reported to the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 2/2/2000
The Energy Efficiency Technology Tax Act H.R. 2380	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means 6/29/99
MTBE (A bill to amend the Clean Air Act) S. 1886			Referred to Committee on Environment and Public Works 11/19/99
LAND AND WATER
Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999 H.R. 701/S. 25	H.R. 701 approved by the Committee on Resources 11/10/99 (37-12)		Hearings held on S. 25 by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 5/11/99
National Monument Public Participation Act of 1999 H.R. 1487/S. 729	H.R. 1487 approved by the Committee on Resources 6/30/99	H.R. 1487 passed 9/24/99 (408-2)	Hearings held on S. 729 by Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands 7/20/99 H.R. 1487 Approved by Committee on Natural Resources 10/20/99
American Land Sovereignty Protection Act H.R. 883/S. 510	H.R. 883 approved by Committee on Resources 5/5/99	H.R. 883 passed 5/20/99 (voice vote)	Hearings held on S. 510 by Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management 5/26/99 H.R. 883 referred to the same 5/20/99
Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 1999 H.R. 2372/S. 1028	Hearings held on H.R. 2372 by the Subcommittee on the Constitution 9/15/99		S. 1028 approved by Subcommittee on the Constitution (Amended) by voice vote 2/2/2000
Utah National Parks and Public Lands Wilderness Act H.R. 3035	Hearings held by Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 10/19/99
County Schools Funding Revitalization Act of 1999 H.R. 2389	Approved by the Committee on Agriculture 9/23/99 (voice vote)	Passed as amended on 11/3/99 (274-153)	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 11/19/99
Water Regulation Improvement Act of 1999 S. 1706			Hearings held by the Committee on Environment and Public Works 10/13/99
Coastal Community Conservation Act of 1999 H.R. 2669	Approved by the Committee on Resources 10/6/99 (voice vote)	Placed on House Calendar 11/18/99
Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Bill H.R. 999/S. 522	H.R. 999 approved by the Committee on Transportation 4/15/99 (voice vote)	H.R. 999 passed 4/22/99 (voice vote)	Hearings held on H.R.999:Committee on Environment and Public Works 7/22/99 Hearings held on S. 522: Committee on Environment and Public Works 7/22/99
Combined Sewer Overflow Control and Partnership Act of 1999 H.R. 828/914	H.R. 828 referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment 2/25/99		Hearings held on S. 914 by Committee on Environment and Public Works. 10/7/99
Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act H.R. 3160	Hearings held by the Committee on Resources 2/2/2000
Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 1999 H.R. 1142	Hearings held by the Committee on Resources 4/14/99
PUBLIC HEALTH
Land Recycling Act of 1999 H.R. 2580	Approved by the Committee on Commerce10/13/99 (30-21)
Recycle America's Land Act H.R. 1300	Approved by the Committee on Transportation 8/5/99 (69-2)
Regulatory Fairness and Openness Act of 1999 H.R. 1592/S. 1464	H.R. 1592 referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. 5/17/99		S. 1464 referred to the Committee on Agriculture 7/29/99
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1999 H.R. 45/S. 1287	H.R. 45 approved as amended by Committee on Commerce 4/21/99 (40-6)		Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ordered S. 1287 to be reported as original measure 6/16/99	S. 1287 passed with an amendment 2/10/2000 (64 - 34)
*Prepared by the Natural Resource Defense Council, February 2000*