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HR 2042 108th Congress House

Clean Smokestacks Act of 2003

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

Introduced: June 23, 2003 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Acid rainAdministrative procedureAir pollution controlAlternative energy sources
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Carbon dioxideElectric power productionEmissions tradingEnergyEnergy conservationEnergy demandEnergy efficiencyEnergy suppliesEnvironmental Protection AgencyEnvironmental healthGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthLawMercuryNitrogen oxides
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
May 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E903-904)
May 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Smokestacks Act of 2003 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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, 2009.

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 26
All 26 Democratic 21 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 22, 2004
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 2, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 8, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 8, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 8, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 5, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jul 25, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 18, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 18, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2003
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 26, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 23, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 23, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 3, 2003
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 3, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 3, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 8, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 8, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 8, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 8, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2042: Clean Smokestacks Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2042/
MLA
"H.R. 2042: Clean Smokestacks Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2042/.
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H.R. 2042, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2042/.
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