United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1872 (112th)
Employment Protection Act of 2011
Introduced
12 May 2011
Last action
8 June 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Sponsors
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15], Robert Latta, Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Brett Guthrie, Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2], Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Employment Protection Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, guidance, or other requirement, implementing any new or substantially altered program, or issuing or denying any permit, to analyze its impact on employment levels and economic activity, disaggregated by state. Requires such analysis to include estimated job losses and decreased economic activity due to the denial or issuance of permits, including permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Requires the Administrator to: (1) post such analysis on EPA's website and request governors of states experiencing more than a de minimis negative impact to post such analysis in their capitols; (2) hold public hearings in each state in which a requirement, program, or permit will have more than a de minimis negative impact; and (3) give notice of such impact in a state to such state's congressional delegation, governor, and legislature at least 45 days prior to the effective date of such requirement or program or the denial or issuance of a permit. Defines "de minimis negative impact" to mean: (1) with respect to employment levels, a loss of more than 100 jobs; and (2) with respect to economic activity, a decrease in economic activity of more than $1,000,000 over any calendar year.
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Timeline
12 May 2011
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
12 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 May 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
23 May 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Source: Committee
8 June 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 May 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Robert Latta · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Employment Protection Act of 2011
- related to ← Jobs Through Growth Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1872
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1872
- us · 112-hr-1872 · source updated 14 August 2025