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HR 1633 - Limits Regulation of Farm Dust - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (268-150) - Dec. 8, 2011(Key vote)
Title: Limits Regulation of Farm Dust
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Vote to pass a bill that exempts nuisance dust from regulation under the Clean Air Act.
- Exempts "nuisance dust" from regulation under the Clean Air Act, except for those geographic areas where the dust is not regulated by a state, tribal, or local government (Sec. 3).
- Defines "nuisance dust" as particulate matter that meets the following criteria (Sec. 3):
- Is generated primarily from natural sources, unpaved roads, agricultural activities, earth moving, or other activities conducted in rural areas;
- Consists primarily of soil or other natural or biological materials;
- Is not emitted directly into the air from combustion; and
- Is not comprised of residuals from the combustion of coal.
- Specifies that radioactive particulate matter produced from uranium mining or processing is not included in the definition of "nuisance dust" (Sec. 3).
- Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation revising air quality standards for particulate matter until 1 year after the enactment of the bill (Sec. 2).
- Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing a regulation or implementing a new program under the Clean Air Act relating to agriculture and air quality standards for particulate matter unless the agency has first analyzed the impact of the regulation or program on employment levels in the agriculture industry and on agricultural economic activity (Sec. 5).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - April 15, 2011
Title: Limits Regulation of Farm Dust
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Co-sponsors
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven 'Steve' Austria (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michele Bachmann (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Rick Berg (ND - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Diane L. Black (TN - R)
- David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
- Leonard L. Boswell (IA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Paul C. Broun (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry D. Bucshon (IN - R)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Francisco R. 'Quico' Canseco (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- William 'Bill' Cassidy (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jason Chaffetz (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Eric A. 'Rick' Crawford (AR - R)
- Jeffrey 'Jeff' Denham (CA - R)
- Scott DesJarlais (TN - R)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Blake R. Farenthold (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen Lee Fincher (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles J. 'Chuck' Fleischmann (TN - R)
- William H. 'Bill' Flores (TX - R)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Fortenberry (NE - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cory Gardner (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Gibbs (OH - R)
- Christopher Patrick 'Chris' Gibson (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Paul A. Gosar (AZ - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Tim Griffin (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven Brett Guthrie (KY - R)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gregg Harper (MS - R)
- Vicky J. Hartzler (MO - R)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tim Huelskamp (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Huizenga (MI - R)
- Randall M. 'Randy' Hultgren (IL - R)
- Robert Hurt (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn M. Jenkins (KS - R)
- Timothy V. 'Tim' Johnson (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Johnson (OH - R)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Kinzinger (IL - R)
- Lawrence Webb 'Larry' Kissell (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Raúl Rafael Labrador (ID - R)
- Douglas L. 'Doug' Lamborn (CO - R)
- James Lankford (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta (OH - R)
- Billy Long (MO - R)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO - R)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Tom McClintock (CA - R)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- David B. McKinley (WV - R)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Alan Nunnelee (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Pete Olson (TX - R)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Erik Paulsen (MN - R)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ted Poe (TX - R)
- Mike Pompeo (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Reid J. Ribble (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Scott Rigell (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Rokita (IN - R)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Rooney (FL - R)
- Michael Avery 'Mike' Ross (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bobby' Schilling (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jean Schmidt (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Aaron Schock (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Schweikert (AZ - R)
- James Austin Scott (GA - R)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Adrian M. Smith (NE - R)
- William Steve Southerland (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve Stivers (OH - R)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn William 'GT' Thompson Jr. (PA - R)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Scott R. Tipton (CO - R)
- Greg P. Walden (OR - R)
- Joe Walsh (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Wittman (VA - R)
- Stephen Allen 'Steve' Womack (AR - R)
- Kevin W. Yoder (KS - R)