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Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017

Introduced: June 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2017
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 219.
Dec 21, 2017
Senate vitiated previous passage. (consideration: CR S8280)
Dec 21, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8269-8270; text: CR S8270)
Dec 21, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8269-8270; text: CR S8270)
Sep 13, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.
Sep 13, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 115-155.
Jul 12, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017

This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2022 a diesel emissions reduction program. The program authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, rebates, or loans for reducing diesel emissions from certain diesel vehicles or fleets by retrofitting or replacing their engines.

The bill modifies requirements governing how the EPA must prioritize projects when providing grants, rebates, and loans. Specifically, the EPA must recognize differences in how vehicles, engines, equipment, and fleets are used across the country as it prioritizes projects that include certified engine configurations, verified technologies, or emerging technologies that have a long expected useful life.

Under current law, the EPA must use a certain percentage of the funds made available for the program to support state administered programs for reducing diesel emissions. If a state does not quality for funds, then the funds for the unqualified state must be reallocated to qualified states. This bill requires the funds for the unqualified state to be reallocated to the national diesel emissions reduction program.

What's happening now December 21, 2017

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 219.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1