US HJR71 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 109-0)
Status: Introduced on October 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-11-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-11-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of 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.)
Title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of 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".
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-11-19 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266. |
2015-11-19 | House | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-348. |
2015-11-18 | House | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21. |
2015-11-18 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2015-11-17 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2015-11-03 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12 . |
2015-11-03 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2015-10-30 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. |
2015-10-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2015-10-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HJR68 (Same As) 2015-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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)
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)
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Oil and gas
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Oil and gas