Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5881
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2008-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural wastes
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Animals
Biological diversity
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Electric utilities
Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental assessment
Environmental health
Environmental research
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-state relations
Federal-territorial relations
Forest conservation
Forest management
Forest roads
Government Operations and Politics
Hazardous wastes
Health
Industrial pollution
International Affairs
International agencies
International environmental cooperation
Law
Legislation
Logging
Mining engineering
Minorities
National forests
Native Americans
Nonpoint source pollution
Ozone
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public health
Regulatory impact statements
Timber sales
Transportation and Public Works
Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
Water pollution control
Water quality
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: 
Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008 - States that it is U.S. government policy to work with states, territories, tribal governments, international organizations, and foreign governments to act as a steward of the environment for the benefit of public health, to maintain air quality and water quality, to sustain the diversity of plant and animal species, to combat global climate change, and to protect the environment for future generations.

Requires the President to enter into an arrangement under which the National Academy of Sciences will: (1) study and report to the public, Congress, and implementing agencies on the impact on public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, and the environment of specified clean water, clean air, and forest and land management regulations, laws, proposed laws, and guidance documents; and (2) make recommendations to maintain, restore, or improve protections for public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, or the environment for each of such regulations, laws, proposed laws, or documents.

Requires the head of each federal agency that issued or implemented such laws or regulations to submit to Congress a plan describing steps to restore or improve such protections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-11-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials     .
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Introduced in House