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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Oct. 4, 2017 | NC | H 56 | Transfers Funds for Cape Fear River Cleanup | Veto Override Passed - House (70 - 44) |
July 17, 2017 | CA | AB 617 | Establishes Air-Quality Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 24) |
July 17, 2017 | CA | AB 398 | Extends California's Cap-and-Trade Policies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 22) |
Sept. 8, 2017 | National | HR 601 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 | Bill Passed - House (316 - 90) |
April 11, 2017 | MT | SB 299 | Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals | Bill Passed - House (65 - 65) |
June 21, 2017 | OH | SB 2 | Amends Environmental Protection Laws | Bill Passed - House (85 - 10) |
June 14, 2017 | RI | S 112A | Expands Renewable Energy Growth Program | Bill Passed - House (72 - 0) |
April 6, 2017 | CA | SB 1 | Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs | Bill Passed - House (54 - 26) |
July 12, 2017 | National | HR 23 | Gaining Responsibility on Water Act | Bill Passed - House (230 - 190) |
July 18, 2017 | National | HR 806 | Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (229 - 199) |
Sept. 6, 2017 | National | H Res 502 | Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 | Bill Passed - House (419 - 3) |
Nov. 1, 2017 | National | HR 2936 | Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (232 - 188) |
Nov. 7, 2017 | MI | HB 5095 | Amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (66 - 42) |
Nov. 14, 2017 | National | HR 2874 | 21st Century Flood Reform Act | Bill Passed - House (237 - 189) |
Jan. 31, 2017 | UT | HCR 12 | Recommends Executive Action to Reduce the Boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument | Joint Resolution Passed - House (61 - 13) |
Dec. 21, 2017 | National | HR 4667 | Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes | Bill Passed - House (251 - 169) |
Jan. 31, 2017 | UT | HCR 11 | Recommends Executive Action to Rescind Bears Ears National Monument Designation | Joint Resolution Passed - House (60 - 14) |
March 29, 2017 | National | HR 1430 | Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (228 - 194) |
March 30, 2017 | National | HR 1431 | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (229 - 193) |
March 30, 2017 | OH | HB 114 | Revises Energy Efficiency Provisions | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
March 31, 2017 | MT | HB 622 | Revises Programs, Funds, and Regulations Related to Invasive Species | Bill Passed - House (100 - 0) |
May 24, 2017 | National | HR 953 | Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 165) |
June 20, 2017 | DE | HB 190 | Authorizes Commercial Activity in State-Designated Coastal Zones | Bill Passed - House (34 - 7) |