United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 311 (113th)
FUELS Act
Introduced
18 January 2013
Last action
12 March 2014 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Eric Crawford, Jeff Duncan, WALTER JONES, Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8], Frank Lucas, Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Austin Scott, Trent Franks, Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Steve King, Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8], Randy Hultgren, Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Adrian Smith, Jeff Denham, Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Steve Womack, Tom Cole, Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Bill Cassidy, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Bob Gibbs, John Carter, Sam Graves, Kevin Cramer, Bill Johnson, Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Larry Bucshon, Lou Barletta, COLLIN PETERSON, Scott DesJarlais, Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Ted Poe, Bill Huizenga, Steven Palazzo, Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1], Markwayne Mullin, Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11], Chris Stewart, Tom Cotton, Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Billy Long, Thomas Rooney, David Valadao
Subjects
Environment, Agriculture
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, to require certification of compliance with such rule by: (1) a professional engineer for a farm with an individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons, an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of at least 42,000 gallons, or a history that includes a spill, as determined by the Administrator; or (2) the owner or operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons and no history of spills. Directs the Administrator to exempt from all requirements of such rule any farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or less and no history of spills. Excludes from the aggregate storage capacity of a farm all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons.
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Timeline
18 January 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 January 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
29 October 2013
Committee
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Source: Committee
29 October 2013
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
29 October 2013
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
6 March 2014
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
Source: Calendars
6 March 2014
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-375.
Source: Committee
6 March 2014
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-375.
Source: Committee
11 March 2014
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2264-2265)
Source: Floor
11 March 2014
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2264-2265)
Source: Floor
11 March 2014
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 311.
Source: Floor
11 March 2014
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2264-2266)
Source: Floor
11 March 2014
Floor
Mr. Crawford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. (consideration: CR H2264)
Source: Floor
12 March 2014
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 12 March 2014 · Official file
- Engrossed in House · 11 March 2014 · Official file
- Reported in House · 6 March 2014 · Official file
- Introduced in House · 18 January 2013 · Official file
Documents
10 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 12 March 2014
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 12 March 2014
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 11 March 2014
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 11 March 2014
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 11 March 2014
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 6 March 2014
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 6 March 2014
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 January 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 January 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 January 2013
Sponsors
- Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
- Jeff Duncan · R · Sponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Frank Lucas · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Austin Scott · R · Sponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Sponsor
- Steve King · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Randy Hultgren · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Sponsor
- Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
- Jeff Denham · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Steve Womack · R · Sponsor
- Tom Cole · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Bill Cassidy · R · Sponsor
- Blaine Luetkemeyer · R · Sponsor
- Bob Gibbs · R · Sponsor
- John Carter · R · Sponsor
- Sam Graves · R · Sponsor
- Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
- Bill Johnson · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Larry Bucshon · R · Sponsor
- Lou Barletta · R · Sponsor
- COLLIN PETERSON · D · Sponsor
- Scott DesJarlais · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Ted Poe · R · Sponsor
- Bill Huizenga · R · Cosponsor
- Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Markwayne Mullin · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Chris Stewart · R · Cosponsor
- Tom Cotton · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Billy Long · R · Cosponsor
- Thomas Rooney · R · Cosponsor
- David Valadao · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← FUELS Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/311
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/311
- us · 113-hr-311 · source updated 7 April 2025