3.0.0 8915 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z House HR 2020-12-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLEAVER:H.R. 8915.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H7111]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2020-12-10T14:41:56Z Referred to 2020-12-09T15:01:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-09T15:00:51Z Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2019 116 2893 S 2019-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2020-12-10 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2020-12-09 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-12-09 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 N B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2020-12-09 True Environmental Protection Air quality Atmospheric science and weather Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Natural disasters Pollution liability Environmental Protection 00 2020-12-09 Introduced in House 2021-01-25T18:04:54Z Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020

This bill requires the consideration of factors related to climate change when selecting remedial actions for the cleanup of Superfund sites (sites contaminated with hazardous substances). Specifically, the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change, must be taken into account when selecting remedial actions.

Under current law, some remedial actions result in hazardous substances remaining at the site, so there must be a review every five years to assure that human health and the environment are being protected. The bill requires such review to include an assessment of whether the selected remedial action remains protective after taking into account local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change.

]]> Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020 Display Title Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8915ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8915ih.xml 2020-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.