Bills Introduced in the 112th Congress (2011-2012)

1. [112th] H.R.457

Latest Title:To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 1/26/2011) Cosponsors: 15
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2011 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


2. [112th] H.R.1391

Latest Title:RCCRA Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 4/6/2011) Cosponsors: 65
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2011 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


3. [112th] H.R.1736

Latest Title:Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 5/5/2011) Cosponsors: 21
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2011 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.


4. [112th] H.R.2249

Latest Title:Fair Competition for Hospitals Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 6/21/2011) Cosponsors: 2
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2011 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


5. [112th] H.R.2273

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Latest Title:Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 6/22/2011) Cosponsors: 32
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 112-226
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.


6. [112th] H.R.3451

Latest Title:To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 11/17/2011) Cosponsors: 2
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2011 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.


7. [112th] H.R.4079

Latest Title:Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 2/17/2012) Cosponsors: 3
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/29/2012 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


8. [112th] H.R.4209

Latest Title:Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 3/19/2012) Cosponsors: 40
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


9. [112th] H.R.4230

Latest Title:HOMES Act
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 3/21/2012) Cosponsors: 1
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2012 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.


10. [112th] H.R.4298

Latest Title:Burdensome Paperwork Reduction for Our Miners Act
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 3/29/2012) Cosponsors: 1
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2012 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.


11. [112th] H.R.5930

Latest Title:Preserving America's Downtowns and Heritage Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 6/8/2012) Cosponsors: 3
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


12. [112th] H.R.6172

Latest Title:To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible.
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 7/24/2012) Cosponsors: 13
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2012 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.


13. [112th] H.R.6486

Latest Title:To amend title 5, United States Code, to decrease the annual effect on the economy that a rule must have to be a major rule from $100,000,000 to $50,000,000 for the purpose of increasing the number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of disapproval procedure to disapprove a major rule, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 9/21/2012) Cosponsors: 3
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2012 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.


14. [112th] H.R.6487

Latest Title:Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 9/21/2012) Cosponsors: 3
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


15. [112th] H.RES.559

Latest Title:Calling for the release of United States citizens being held by the Government of Egypt.
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 2/17/2012) Cosponsors: 2
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


16. [112th] H.AMDT.157to H.R.1

Latest Title:Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the Administrator of the EPA to revoke permits for the use of defined areas as disposal sites.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 2/18/2011) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A147) Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 182 (Roll no. 135).


17. [112th] H.AMDT.158to H.R.1

Latest Title:An amendment numbered 217 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds by EPA to develop, propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation that identifies or lists fossil fuel combustion waste as hazardous waste subject to regulation.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 2/18/2011) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A148) Agreed to by recorded vote: 239 - 183 (Roll no. 136).


18. [112th] H.AMDT.638to H.R.2354

Latest Title:An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the Fossil Energy Research and Development account by $39 million and reduce the Science account by $39 million.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 7/13/2011) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2011 By unanimous consent, the McKinley amendment was withdrawn.


19. [112th] H.AMDT.897to H.R.10

Latest Title:An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 112-311 to reduce the annual effect on the economy of the term `major rule' from $100,000,000 or more to $50,000,000 or more.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 12/7/2011) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 12/7/2011 By unanimous consent, the McKinley amendment was withdrawn.


20. [112th] H.AMDT.1015to H.R.4348

Latest Title:Amendment inserts the text of H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, as passed by the House, to leave regulation and enforcement of coal combustion residuals to the States, and utilize the existing framework and requirements of federal regulatory programs for those States to follow.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 4/18/2012) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2012 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.


21. [112th] H.AMDT.1294to H.R.4480

Latest Title:Amendment requires the consultation and input of the NETL under the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee within Title II of the legislation so that NETL would work with the Committee to analyze and report on the impacts of the rules and actions of the EPA on our nation's gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 6/20/2012) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2012 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.


22. [112th] H.AMDT.1295to H.R.4480

Latest Title:Amendment requires the committee to conduct an analysis of other nations' regulations, policies and enforcements of their oil and gas industries and make a comparison to United States policies. The Committee would look at the actions, or inactions, of other nation's regulations, enforcements, and matters relating to the oil and gas industry, and how they have either helped positively or negatively towards the oil and gas industries in those other nations.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 6/20/2012) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2012 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.


23. [112th] H.AMDT.1459to H.R.4078

Latest Title:Amendment to reduce the term significant regulatory action from $100,000,000 or more to $50,000,000 or more in annual cost to the economy. This amendment would allow for more oversight on Federal Agency Regulations by lowering the dollar amount threshold.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 7/25/2012) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2012 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A013) Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 178 (Roll no. 527).


24. [112th] H.AMDT.1491to H.R.3409

Latest Title:Amendment prohibits the EPA from retroactively vetoing a Section 404 Permitunder the Clean Water Act.

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B.[R-WV-1] (introduced 9/21/2012) Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2012 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A009) Agreed to by recorded vote: 247 - 163 (Roll no. 597).