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HR 2637 114th Congress House

Coal Country Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under certain circumstances.

Introduced: June 3, 2015 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoal
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jun 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency 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:

  • by the Department of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment,
  • by the Congressional Budget Office that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product,
  • by the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and
  • by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 3, 2015
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2637: Coal Country Protection Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2637/
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"H.R. 2637: Coal Country Protection Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2637/.
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H.R. 2637, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2637/.
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