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Coal Country Protection Act

Introduced: June 11, 2014 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 6, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jun 5, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 5, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified: (1) by the Secretary of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, (2) by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, (3) by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and (4) by the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery.

What's happening now June 6, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4850 Related bill Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014
  • S 2414 Identical bill Coal Country Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 11
Rokita, Todd
· Jul 28, 2014
Olson, Pete
· Jul 15, 2014
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 8, 2014
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 25, 2014
Rothfus, Keith
· Jun 18, 2014
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 17, 2014
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 17, 2014
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jun 17, 2014
Johnson, Bill
· Jun 17, 2014
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 12, 2014
McKinley, David
· Jun 12, 2014
Nunes, Devin
· Jun 12, 2014
Renacci, James
· Jun 12, 2014
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 12, 2014
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jun 12, 2014
Barletta, Lou
· Jun 11, 2014
BRADY, KEVIN
· Jun 11, 2014
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 11, 2014
King, Steve
· Jun 11, 2014
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 11, 2014
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jun 11, 2014
Marino, Tom
· Jun 11, 2014
Murphy, Tim
· Jun 11, 2014
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2014
Rooney, Thomas
· Jun 11, 2014
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 11, 2014
YOUNG, DON
· Jun 11, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4808: Coal Country Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4808/
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"H.R. 4808: Coal Country Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4808/.
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H.R. 4808, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4808/.
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