Solid Waste Energy Recovery Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Solid Waste Energy Recovery Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) make grants for the purpose of paying estimated costs which recover energy from solid wastes, for the purpose of reimbursing for costs of planning such systems which resulted in completion of construction of the same after January 1, 1971, and for the purpose of paying estimated costs of providing basic research, and monitoring equipment and systems necessary for analyzing and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness or integrated energy recovery systems constructed after January 1, 1971; (2) make loans for the purpose of paying estimated costs of constructing the portion of resource recovery facilities which recovers energy from solid waste, including estimated costs of procuring any monitoring equipment, and constructing any structure needed to house such equipment, which the Administrator determines to be necessary for such aspect of any such facility; and (3) insure loans obtained from a source other than the Federal Government for the purposes stated above. Provides that a grant shall be made only if: (1) the Administrator determines that the resource recovery system will recover energy from solid waste, and will be consistent with the guidelines with respect to solid waste recovery systems; and (2) the recipient is awarded the grant on the condition that such recipient will reimburse the Federal Govenment for the full amount of such grant. Stipulates that the amount of such grant shall be for 90 percent of the estimated or actual costs of the planning or evaluation of the system. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on April 10, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 10, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
RICHARD FULTON (D-TN) introduced it on April 10, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 10, 1974, 19146 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19146 days ago, on April 10, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers