United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6697 (112th)
Consumer Bounty Act
Introduced
20 December 2012
Last action
2 January 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Consumer Bounty Act - Directs courts to require defendants to pay a minimum of $10,000 to prevailing plaintiffs in civil actions brought under specified citizen suit provisions of: (1) the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); (2) the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; (3) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act); (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act; (5) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972; (6) the Noise Control Act of 1972; (7) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; (8) the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (9) the Clean Air Act; (10) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); (11) the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978; (12) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986; (13) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; and (14) pipeline safety laws. Makes multiple defendants in such actions jointly and severally liable.
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Timeline
20 December 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 December 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 December 2012
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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
2 January 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
Votes
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6697
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6697
- us · 112-hr-6697 · source updated 14 August 2025