S 3741
110th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Agricultural pollution
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrogen oxides
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit regulation of certain emissions from agricultural production.
Introduced: December 11, 2008
Introduced by:
Thune, John
Republican
· South Dakota
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 11, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating under such Act emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, or methane resulting from agricultural production; and (2) exclude such emissions from the definition of "air pollutant."
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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