Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008

To direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences.

4/23/2008--Introduced.
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.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
• and 12 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
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Committees

• House Transportation and Infrastructure
• 7 more
  • House Agriculture
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Science and Technology
  • House Science and Technology
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Amendments to H.R.5881

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 23, 2008

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• Apr 24, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
• Apr 23, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials .
• Apr 23, 2008: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Apr 23, 2008: Referred to House Agriculture
• Apr 23, 2008: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Apr 23, 2008: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
• Apr 23, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
• Apr 23, 2008: Referred to House Science and Technology
• Apr 23, 2008: 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.
• Introduced on Apr 23, 2008.

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