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• Latest Action: Jul 18, 2011 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103.

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• Committee Assignment: House Transportation and Infrastructure

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• Committee Assignment: House Transportation and Infrastructure - Water Resources and Environment

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on July 13, 2011, with a roll call of 239 ayes, 184 nays, and 8 not voting.
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• National Mining Association

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• The Association of Leaders in Equipment Distribution

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• West Virginia Coal Association

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• Associated General Contractors of America

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• National Association of Home Builders

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• National Corn Growers Association

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• National Association of Manufacturers

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• USA Rice Federation

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• American Sugarbeet Growers Association

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• Edison Electric Institute

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• CropLife America

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• United Egg Producers

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• National Pork Producers Council

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• American Rental Association

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• Agricultural Retailers Association

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• Portland Cement Association

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• National Milk Producers Federation

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• American Farm Bureau Federation

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• Associated Equipment Distributors

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• National Precast Concrete Association

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• Georgia Mining Association

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• National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

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• American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association

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• The Fertilizer Institute

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• Public Lands Council

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• Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association

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• Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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• National Water Resources Association

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• Faces of Coal

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• Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

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• American Concrete Pavement Association

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• Chemical Producers & Distributors Association

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• Illinois Coal Association

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• Industrial Minerals Association - North America

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• Iowa Limestone Producers Association

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• Kentucky Coal Association

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• National Asphalt Pavement Association

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• NUCA Representing Utility and Excavation Contractors

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• Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment

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• U.S. Cattlemen's Association

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• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

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• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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• American Road & Transportation Builders Association

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• National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

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• National Wildlife Federation

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• Sierra Club

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• League of Conservation Voters

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• American Rivers

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• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

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• Trout Unlimited

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• Environment America

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• Clean Water Action

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• Izaak Walton League of America

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• Southern Environmental Law Center

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• Natural Resources Defense Council

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• Clean Water Network

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• Earth Justice

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• Center for Justice

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• Republican Jobs Bills Won't Actually Create Jobs, Say Economists - July 24, 2012 by The Huffington Post News Editors - H.R. 2018 -- Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act. The <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2018pcs/pdf/BILLS-112hr2018pcs.pdf" target="_hplink">bill essentially guts the Clean Water Act</a>, preventing ...

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  As noted by The Huffington Post News Editors on July 24, 2012, "H.R. 2018 -- Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2018pcs/pdf/BILLS-112hr2018pcs.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_hplink&quot;&gt;bill essentially guts the Clean Water Act&lt;/a&gt;, preventing ..." (/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/republican-jobs-bills_n_1687647.html&sa=U&ei=h60RUO2GMMe26QHZ4oHgAg&ved=0CDoQmAEwBg&usg=AFQjCNF_wySZwOEVJvii2KcEPKgfDF0GSQ)
• Republican Jobs Bills Won't Actually Create Jobs, Say Economists - July 24, 2012 by The Huffington Post News Editors - H.R. 2018 -- Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act. The <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2018pcs/pdf/BILLS-112hr2018pcs.pdf" target="_hplink">bill essentially guts the Clean Water Act</a>, preventing ...

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• Do Nothing Democrats - World of Newsninja2012 - July 10, 2012 by WDnnwpadmin - 7) H.R. 2021—The Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 8) H.R. 2018—Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 9) H.R. 1315—Consumer Financial Protection & Soundness Improvement Act 10) H.R. 1938— North ...

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• Coal scores legal victory - August 01, 2012 by Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Bostic interpreted the ruling to mean that federal legislation is needed to “the control the behavior of this agency,” and specifically that the Senate needs to approve HR2018 by Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va. Permits for mining operations actually fall ...

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  As noted by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on August 01, 2012, "Bostic interpreted the ruling to mean that federal legislation is needed to “the control the behavior of this agency,” and specifically that the Senate needs to approve HR2018 by Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va. Permits for mining operations actually fall ..." (http://bdtonline.com/local/x328559887/Coal-scores-legal-victory)
• Fraudulent jobs bills - May 30, 2012 by Concord Monitor - Former Republican congressman Sherwood Boehlert warns that Speaker John "Bagman" Boehner's fictitious "jobs bill," H.R. 2018, threatens to destroy the Clean Water Act. Boehner's H.R. 872 would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from cleaning up ..

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  As noted by Concord Monitor on May 30, 2012, "Former Republican congressman Sherwood Boehlert warns that Speaker John "Bagman" Boehner's fictitious "jobs bill," H.R. 2018, threatens to destroy the Clean Water Act. Boehner's H.R. 872 would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from cleaning up .." (http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/332690/fraudulent-jobs-bills)
• Report Puts Potomac River as 'Most Endangered,' Highlights Why Clean Water Protections Critical - May 16, 2012 by eNews Park Forest - (See All Daily News coverage) Soon after H.R. 872 was passed, the Republican-controlled chamber passed the “Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011,” H.R. 2018. This act would prevent EPA from stepping in to enforce clean water standards when it

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