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HR 391 111th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2009 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 23, 2009
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Blackburn. Petition No: 111-5. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of the term "air pollutant" carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride; and (2) declare that nothing in the Act shall be treated as authorizing or requiring the regulation of climate change or global warming.

What's happening now July 23, 2009

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Blackburn. Petition No: 111-5. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis5.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Republican 30
Graves, Tom
· Jul 13, 2010
INGLIS, BOB
· Mar 12, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 4, 2010
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 12, 2010
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 16, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Dec 16, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 16, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Dec 16, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Dec 16, 2009
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Dec 16, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Dec 16, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Dec 16, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 16, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 9, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 9, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 8, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Nov 4, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 28, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Oct 28, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 8, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 8, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 29, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 28, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 12, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 6, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 12, 2009
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Feb 12, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 28, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 28, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Jan 28, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 28, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 28, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 28, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 391: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-391/
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"H.R. 391: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-391/.
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H.R. 391, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-391/.
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