A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide an exemption from certain notice requirements and penalties for releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms.
USA115th CongressS-2421| Senate
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Deb Fischer
Republican Senator
Nebraska
Cosponsors (39)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Environment and Public Works Committee, Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act or the FARM Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt air emissions from animal waste at a farm from specified release notification requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and associated penalties.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-237.
Environmental Protection
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAir qualityAquacultureHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLivestockPollution liabilitySolid waste and recycling
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide an exemption from certain notice requirements and penalties for releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms.
USA115th CongressS-2421| Senate
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act or the FARM Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt air emissions from animal waste at a farm from specified release notification requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and associated penalties.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-237.
Deb Fischer
Republican Senator
Nebraska
Cosponsors (39)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Environment and Public Works Committee, Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
Environmental Protection
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