House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Defense of the Environment Act of 1999
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1999
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 25, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
103 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 101 Democrats, 1 independent
0 of 103 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) and 73 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman.
- H.R. 3184 (106th) For the relief of Zohreh Farhang Ghahfarokhi.
- H.R. 1657 (106th) Children's Environmental Protection and Right to Know Act of 1999
- H.R. 2900 (106th) Clean Smokestacks Act of 1999
- H.R. 4042 (106th) FDA Tobacco Jurisdiction Act of 2000
- H.R. 2573 (106th) NIH Office of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 1999
- H.R. 4949 (106th) Nursing Home Quality Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.