US Congress House Joint Resolution 68 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-09-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-09-29	House	Introduced in House

HJR71 (Same As) 2015-11-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
SJR23 (Same As) 2016-01-11 - Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/68/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hjres68/BILLS-114hjres68ih.pdf