Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act
- Last Action
- 3/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- 2019-03-11Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-03-11Introduced in House
- 2019-03-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-11 (00)
Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report on petroleum coke usage, including public-health and environmental impacts, best practices for storage and transport, and an analysis of current and projected production and utilization locations.
The Environmental Protection Agency must issue rules for petroleum coke storage and transportation that protect public and ecological health, based on the HHS study.
Cosponsors (2)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Medical research
- Oil and gas
- Solid waste and recycling
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