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S 645 110th Congress Senate Energy Coal Environmental Protection Sulphur dioxide

A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals.

Introduced: February 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
Sep 17, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-158.
Jul 25, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 22, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-112.
Feb 15, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish milestones for such projects so that by year 2020 they will be able to: (1) remove at least 99% of sulfur dioxide (as currently required); or, in the alternative, (2) emit not more than 0.04 pound SO2 per million Btu, based on a 30-day average.

What's happening now September 17, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 17, 2007
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 15, 2007
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 15, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 645: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-645/
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