S. 4072: A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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S. 4072: A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
118th Congress · introduced 2024-03-23 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Under the order of 3/22/2024, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 142.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2024-03-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 142 (2024): On Passage of the Bill, S4072 (2024-04-18), Bill Defeated. See all
- Where it stands now: Under the order of 3/22/2024, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 142. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Official text
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · 18 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Ted Budd (R-NC), John Kennedy (R-LA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Lee (R-UT), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Hoeven (R-ND), Tim Scott (R-SC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Agencies named in this bill
- Environmental Protection Agency: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Recorded votes
- Senate vote 128 (2024): On the Motion to Proceed, S4072 (2024-04-16): Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Senate vote 142 (2024): On Passage of the Bill, S4072 (2024-04-18): Bill Defeated
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118s4072.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/s>
Record fed-us-cong118-s4072 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118