Legislative subject term
Pollution liability
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64 bills carry this term in the covered Congresses.
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SAT Streamlining Act
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
- H.R. 9770 (119th) Jul 22, 2026
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
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Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 8.
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Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
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Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
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Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
- H.R. 7147 (119th) Apr 30, 2026
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Became Public Law No: 119-86.
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New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
- H.R. 6409 (119th) Apr 17, 2026
FENCES Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- H.R. 8029 (119th) Apr 2, 2026
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 7744 (119th) Mar 9, 2026
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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SECURE Minerals Act of 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- H.R. 6938 (119th) Jan 23, 2026
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-74.
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SECURE Minerals Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- H.R. 5371 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-37.
- S. 2882 (119th) Oct 9, 2025
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having voted on the prevailing side, the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 2882 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 557) entered in Senate.
- H.R. 3838 (119th) Sep 30, 2025
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Received in the Senate.
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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.
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Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 122.
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 139.
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Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Gold King Mine Spill Compensation Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
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Gold King Mine Spill Compensation Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-155.
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Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
Held at the desk.
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Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 703.
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Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Gold King Mine Spill Compensation Act of 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 9494 (118th) Sep 18, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 8998 (118th) Sep 12, 2024
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509.
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Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2024
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, and 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.
- H.R. 2882 (118th) Mar 23, 2024
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-47.
- H.Res. 1102 (118th) Mar 22, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act of 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 18.
- H.R. 6544 (118th) Feb 29, 2024
Atomic Energy Advancement Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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PFAS Action Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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Nuclear for Brownfield Site Preparation Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
- H.R. 4821 (118th) Nov 7, 2023
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
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Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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PFAS Strictest Standard Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
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INSPECT Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
- H.R. 1338 (118th) Jul 25, 2023
SAT Streamlining Act
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 - 163, 1 Present (Roll no. 365).
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- H.R. 3746 (118th) Jun 3, 2023
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-5.
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FUELS Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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Keeping America’s Refineries Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 6.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
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