Bills About Environmental Protection Sponsored by Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

Sen. Cardin sponsored 26 bills about environmental protection in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Oct. 23, 2019	S.2687	A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct. 17, 2019	S.2636	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program to make grants to eligible entities to increase the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to natural hazards, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sept. 9, 2019	S.J.RES.53	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations".	22	Bipartisan	Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 53. Record Vote Number: 324.
April 10, 2019	S.1139	A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
March 7, 2019	S.701	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct. 10, 2018	S.3564	A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
June 29, 2017	S.1513	A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
June 26, 2017	S.1429	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 16, 2017	S.1137	A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include provisions relating to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
April 20, 2016	S.2821	A bill to improve drinking water quality and reduce lead exposure in homes, and for other purposes.	30	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 25, 2016	S.2583	A bill to authorize appropriations for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb. 25, 2016	S.2588	A bill to provide grants to eligible entities to reduce lead in drinking water.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb. 25, 2016	S.2587	A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to improve reporting, testing, and monitoring related to lead and copper levels in drinking water.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb. 10, 2016	S.2532	A bill to authorize appropriations for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
June 11, 2015	S.1554	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
April 21, 2015	S.RES.142	A resolution honoring the life of Rachel Carson.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2305-2306)
May 5, 2011	S.899	A bill to provide for the eradication and control of nutria.	4	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 231.
May 5, 2011	S.898	A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary to establish a comprehensive design standard program to prevent, control, and treat pollulted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
June 10, 2010	S.3481	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution.	3	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 111-378.
Oct. 20, 2009	S.1816	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program.	3	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
May 18, 2010	S.3382	A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
July 27, 2009	S.1519	A bill to provide for the eradication and control of nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States.	4	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 367.
May 7, 2009	S.1005	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.	6	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 109.
March 25, 2009	S.696	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3789)
May 13, 1997	H.R.1578	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
April 21, 1993	H.R.1759	To assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes.	21	Bipartisan	See H.R.4460.

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