End EPA Rogue Spending Act

Bill: 114-hr-5551
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2016-06-21
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Appropriations

Civil actions and liability

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Executive agency funding and structure

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>End EPA Rogue Spending Act </b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deposit any fees it collects into the general fund of the Treasury and prohibits the EPA from spending the fees unless the authority is provided in advance by an appropriations Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5551 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2016 Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture , Transportation and Infrastructure , and Science, Space, and Technology , 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 A BILL To require advance appropriations for the expenditure of any funds collected by the Environmental Protection Agency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End EPA Rogue Spending Act . 2. EPA collections subject to appropriations Any fees collected by the Environmental Protection Agency through fines, fees, penalties, settlement agreements, or otherwise shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and may be expended by the Environmental Protection Agency only to the extent provided in advance by an appropriations Act.