S 2761
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Electric power generation and transmission
Industrial facilities
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to provide that a modification of a stationary source results in an increase in air pollution only when the maximum achievable hourly emissions rate from the source is higher than: (1) the rate of the source as it was originally designed, and (2) the rate that was actually achieved during the 10 years before the change.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2761: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2761/
"S. 2761: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2761/.
S. 2761, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2761/.
[S. 2761: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2761/)