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• Latest Action: Oct 18, 2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.

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• Committee Assignment: House Energy and Commerce

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• Committee Assignment: House Energy and Commerce - Environment and the Economy

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on October 14, 2011, with a roll call of 267 ayes, 144 nays, and 22 not voting.
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• Associated General Contractors of America

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• Edison Electric Institute

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• Environmental Council of the States

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• Utility Solid Waste Activities Group

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• United Mine Workers of America

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• Alabama Department of Environmental Management

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• American Public Power Association

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• Duke Energy

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• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

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• United Transportation Union

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• Western Business Roundtable

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• American Coal Council

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• American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association

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• Council of Industrial Boiler Owners

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• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

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• Association of American Railroads

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• Associated Builders & Contractors

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• American Forest & Paper Association

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• American Road & Transportation Builders Association

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• National Mining Association

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• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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• National Association of Manufacturers

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• Air Alliance Houston

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• Alabama Environmental Council

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• Alabama Rivers Alliance

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• Alliance for the Great Lakes

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• Appalachian Voices

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• As You Sow

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• B.E. Cause Group

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• Bastrop County Environmental Network

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• Black Warrior Riverkeeper

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• Center for Coalfield Justice

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• Chesapeake Climate Action Network

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• Citizen Advocates United to Safeguard the Environment

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• Citizens Against Ruining the Environment

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• Citizens Coal Council

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• Citizens' Environmental Coalition

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• Civil Society Institute

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• Clark Atlanta University

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• Clean Air Task Force

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• Clean Air Watch

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• Clean Water Action

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• Clean Water Network

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• Clean Wisconsin Action Fund PAC

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• Coal River Mountain Watch

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• Dakota Resource Council

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• Defenders of Wildlife

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• Delaware Riverkeeper Network

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• Earthjustice

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• Ecology Center

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• Environment America

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• Environmental Health Fund

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• Environmental Integrity Project

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• Environmental Justice Resource Center

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• Environmental Ministry Committee, First Presbyterian Church

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• Fall-line Alliance for Clean Environment

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• For the Love of Nature

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• French Broad Riverkeeper

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• Glynn Environmental Coalition

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• Great Old Broads for Wilderness

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• Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy

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• Greenlaw

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• Group Against Smog and Pollution

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• Healthlink Incorporated

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• Hoosier Environmental Council

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• Horry Environmental Action Team

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• Interfaith Power & Light

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• Iowa Environmental Council

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• Kentucky Environmental Foundation

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• Kentucky Resources Council, Inc

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• League of Conservation Voters

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• Legal Environmental Aid Foundation

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• Lone Tree Council

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• Milwaukee Riverkeeper

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• Missouri Coalition for the Environment

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• Multi-County Coalition

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• Natural Resources Defense Council

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• New Mexico Environmental Law Center

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• North Carolina Environmental Justice Network

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• Northwest Environmental Defense Center

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• Ogeechee Riverkeeper

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• Ohio Environmental Council

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• Ohio River Foundation

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• Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

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• OMB Watch

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• Our Children's Earth Foundation

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• Plateau Action Network

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• Prairie Rivers Network

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• Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance

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• Save Our Rivers

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• Sierra Club

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• South Carolina Coastal Conservation League

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• Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

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• Southern Environmental Law Center

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• Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition

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• Tennessee Clean Water Network

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• Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services

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• Wenham Lake Watershed Association

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• Western Environmental Law Center

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• Western Organization of Resource Councils

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• Women’s Voices for the Earth

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• WV Highlands Conservancy

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• Youghiogheny Riverkeeper

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• Physicians for Social Responsibility

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• Why is One Term Obama attacking the Wrong Mormon? : Taxes - July 29, 2012 by abisha44 - H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act • Introduced by Rep. David McKinley (WV) on June 22, 2011 • Passed the House by a vote of 276-144 on October 14, 2011 • Senate has taken no action to date. Fix The ...

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  As noted by abisha44 on July 29, 2012, "H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act • Introduced by Rep. David McKinley (WV) on June 22, 2011 • Passed the House by a vote of 276-144 on October 14, 2011 • Senate has taken no action to date. Fix The ..." (/url?q=http://www.debtordebt.com/forum/why-is-one-term-obama-attacking-the-wrong-mormon-t148136.html&sa=U&ei=mhQWUJP6FIP-8AT0hYCwCQ&ved=0CCAQmAEwAQ&usg=AFQjCNHMGsoamPTcUzMlv17jPG475InJ3Q)
• Republican Jobs Bills Won't Actually Create Jobs, Say Economists - July 24, 2012 by The Huffington Post News Editors - H.R. 2273 -- Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act. The <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2273pcs/pdf/BILLS-112hr2273pcs.pdf" target="_hplink">bill eliminates waste disposal standards and ...

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  As noted by The Huffington Post News Editors on July 24, 2012, "H.R. 2273 -- Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2273pcs/pdf/BILLS-112hr2273pcs.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_hplink&quot;&gt;bill eliminates waste disposal standards and ..." (/url?q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/republican-jobs-bills_n_1687647.html&sa=U&ei=mhQWUJP6FIP-8AT0hYCwCQ&ved=0CDkQmAEwBw&usg=AFQjCNG9Yxj4QXGcmXpuPF2xmZ2J59DKfA)
• Republican Jobs Bills Won't Actually Create Jobs, Say Economists - July 24, 2012 by The Huffington Post News Editors - H.R. 2273 -- Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act. The <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2273pcs/pdf/BILLS-112hr2273pcs.pdf" target="_hplink">bill eliminates waste disposal standards and ...

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• Headwaters Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - July 31, 2012 by Seekingalpha.com - On April 18, the House voted to have passed H.R. 2273 to the Surface Transportation Extension Act. During the final week of negotiations between the House and Senate conferees, H.R. 2273 was dropped from the transportation bill that was eventually passed.

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  As noted by Seekingalpha.com on July 31, 2012, "On April 18, the House voted to have passed H.R. 2273 to the Surface Transportation Extension Act. During the final week of negotiations between the House and Senate conferees, H.R. 2273 was dropped from the transportation bill that was eventually passed." (http://seekingalpha.com/article/766331-headwaters-management-discusses-q3-2012-results-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo)
• Headwaters Incorporated Announces Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012 - July 31, 2012 by Yahoo Finance - The House added its fly ash bill (H.R. 2273) to the short-term transportation extension, resulting in fly ash disposal legislation also moving to conference with the Senate. However, the fly ash language was not added to the final transportation bill.

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  As noted by Yahoo Finance on July 31, 2012, "The House added its fly ash bill (H.R. 2273) to the short-term transportation extension, resulting in fly ash disposal legislation also moving to conference with the Senate. However, the fly ash language was not added to the final transportation bill." (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/headwaters-incorporated-announces-results-third-100000916.html)
• After the Highway Bill, What Does the Future Hold for the Keystone Pipeline and Coal Ash Legislation? By William Clarkson - July 12, 2012 by jdsupra.com - H.R. 2273 passed the House last year with over 30 Democrats voting in favor of it. It was then passed by voice vote as an amendment to the House transportation bill. The Senate version of the McKinley bill (S. 1751), introduced by Senators Kent Conrad (D .

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  As noted by jdsupra.com on July 12, 2012, "H.R. 2273 passed the House last year with over 30 Democrats voting in favor of it. It was then passed by voice vote as an amendment to the House transportation bill. The Senate version of the McKinley bill (S. 1751), introduced by Senators Kent Conrad (D ." (http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/after-the-highway-bill-what-does-the-fu-84310/)