3.0.0 2636 2023-01-11T13:31:00Z 2023-01-11T13:31:00Z House HR 2015-06-03 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 2636.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1 (``The Congress shall havePower To . . . [enact legislation that] provide[s] for thecommon Defence and general Welfare of the United States[.]'')(this bill would require several federal agencies, inconsultation with other issue area experts, to conduct astudy on the public and ecological health consequences of thestorage and transportation of petroleum coke, and promulgaterules based off of the study's findings--improving public andecological health, and in turn, improving the nation's``general Welfare.'').[Page H3878]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-05T14:50:45Z Referred to 2015-06-03T14:01:00Z Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act 114 1763 S 2015-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5063) Identical bill CRS 2015-06-05 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2015-06-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-06-24 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2015-07-14 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Congressional oversight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Medical research Oil and gas Solid waste and recycling Health 00 2015-06-03 Introduced in House 2015-09-29T20:03:13Z Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit to Congress and publish on the HHS website a report containing the results of a study concerning petroleum coke that includes: (1) an analysis of the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke; (2) an assessment of potential approaches and best practices for storing, transporting, and managing petroleum coke; and (3) a quantitative analysis of current and projected domestic petroleum coke production and utilization locations.

The Environmental Protection Agency is required to promulgate rules concerning the storage and transportation of petroleum coke that ensure the protection of public and ecological health based upon the findings of such study.

]]> Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act Display Title Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To require a study on the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act Introduced in House 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2636ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2636ih.xml 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.