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 9, 2009
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 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.)
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
Plain-English summary
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
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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