United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6345 (112th)
General Duty Clarification Act of 2012
Introduced
2 August 2012
Last action
3 August 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Sponsors
Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
General Duty Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act, with respect to provisions relating to the prevention of accidental releases of hazardous air pollutants, to provide that no entity may be found in violation of such provisions until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) promulgates final regulations establishing criteria defining the terms "extremely hazardous substance," "appropriate hazard assessment techniques," and "design and maintain a safe facility"; and (2) issues guidelines to ensure that enforcement of such provisions is handled by the regional offices of EPA in a uniform and appropriate manner across all regions of the United States. Modifies the definition of "accidental release" to exclude an emission resulting from an intentional act.
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Timeline
2 August 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 August 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← General Duty Clarification Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6345
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6345
- us · 112-hr-6345 · source updated 6 December 2025