HR 3626 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Appropriations Climate change and greenhouse gases Electric power generation and transmission Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Industrial facilities State and local government operations

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

Introduced: September 28, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Sep 28, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 28, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

This bill prohibits funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program, or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this bill.

A cap-and-trade program is any regulatory program established after enactment of this bill that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas (caused by human activity).

What's happening now October 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Committees of jurisdiction 2