House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2023
- Committee actionMar 9, 2023
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 23, 2023 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1070.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-21 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 23, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/21
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1070, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1070
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 33, February 17, 2023, Page H855):Clause 3 of Section 8 of article I of the U.S. Constitution provides Congress with the power to regulate commerce. The single subject of this legislation is: To increase American energy production and restore energy leadership by providing the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 17, 2023 ↗
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- Statement length
- 462 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1070, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1070
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e8bd79e0aeced5bf3f893400b449d7e2b14f0f6e9e251dcdeec058f7da28935
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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Duncan (R-SC).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.