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Save Our Energy Jobs Act

Introduced: February 23, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Our Energy Jobs Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress did not intend the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs); (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should not have the authority to promulgate rules to regulate GHG emissions without explicit authority from Congress; (3) rules that regulate GHG emissions will have a significant impact on the U.S. economy and should not be left to administrative rulemaking in the absence of congressional action; and (4) comprehensive regulations to address global climate change must only be enacted at the direction of Congress.

Amends the Clean Air Act to amend the definition of "air pollutant" to exclude carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride.

What's happening now December 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 4, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Feb 26, 2010
Space, Zachary
· Feb 25, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 23, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 23, 2010
Melancon, Charlie
· Feb 23, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Jan 27, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4396: Save Our Energy Jobs Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4396/
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