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HR 1256 107th Congress House

Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Acid rainAdministrative procedureAir pollution controlAir quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Mar 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 27, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E457)
Mar 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury from powerplants (electric generation facilities with a nameplate capacity of 15 megawatts or more that use a combustion device to generate electricity for sale) by January 1, 2007.

Requires powerplants, on the later of the date 30 years after the powerplant commenced operation or five years after this Act's enactment, to comply with the most recent new source performance standards under CAA provisions regarding air quality and emissions limitations and with specified requirements for modified sources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 26 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 10, 2002
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Oct 10, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 10, 2002
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 25, 2002
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 23, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 23, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 26, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 26, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 26, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 26, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 4, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 27, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 27, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 27, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 27, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 27, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1256: Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1256/
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"H.R. 1256: Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1256/.
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