Floor Action on H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013"

On July 25, 2013, the House debated H.R. 2218.  Rep. Henry A. Waxman spoke in opposition to the bill. 

The following Democrats offered amendments:

Rep. Connolly (agreed to by voice vote) - Requires states to update their certification documents with EPA and to include in those documents a state emergency action plan for responding to spills or leaks.

Rep. Tonko (defeated by a roll call vote of 176 - 239) - Requires the EPA Administrator to find a state coal ash permit program deficient if the implementation of the program threatens human health or the environment in any other state. Any state may request that the EPA Administrator review another state’s coal ash permit program for deficiency.

Rep. Waxman (defeated by a roll call vote of 185 - 231) - Requires that state coal ash permit programs protect human health and the environment.

On July 25, 2013, H.R. 2218 passed the House with a vote of 265 - 155. 

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Additional Documents: 

Bill Text (as amended) H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013" (July 10, 2013).

Floor Statement of Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013" (July 25, 2013).

Fact Sheet: "H.R. 2218 Is Not Needed to Protect Beneficial Reuse of Coal Ash," Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff .

Fact Sheet: "The New Coal Ash Deregulation Act Is Worse Than the Old One," Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff .

Fact Sheet: "H.R. 2218 Allows Unsafe Disposal of Coal Ash," Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff.

Dear Colleague Letter: "We Don't Need to Promote the Unsafe Disposal of Coal Ash to Support Recycling, Oppose H.R. 2218" (July 24, 2013).

Dear Colleague Letter: "Don't Believe the Misinformation: Oppose H.R. 2218, the Coal Ash Deregulation Act," from Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (July 23, 2018).

Dear Colleague Letter: "The Coal Ash Bill Evolution: It Just Gets Worse and Worse, Oppose H.R. 2218," from Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (July 23, 2013).

Dear Colleague Letter, "Oppose the Coal Ash Deregulation Act, H.R. 2218 Weakens Current Law and Allow Unsafe Disposal of Coal Ash," from Ranking Members Henry A. Waxman and Paul D. Tonko (July 22, 2013).

Congressional Record of H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013" (July 25, 2013).