US HB8618 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 4 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To require the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with forest biomass combustion for electricity when developing relevant rules and regulations and to carry out a study on the impacts of the forest biomass industry, and for other purposes.
Title
Forest Biomass Emissions Act of 2024
Sponsors
| Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials. |
| 2024-06-04 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2024-06-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4153 (Same As) 2024-04-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8618/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8618/BILLS-118hr8618ih.pdf |
