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Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017

Introduced: April 5, 2017 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 14, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-127.
Apr 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring compliance with Clean Air Act rules concerning national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants with respect to brick and structural clay products manufacturing or clay ceramics manufacturing until judicial reviews of the rules are complete.

What's happening now November 14, 2017

Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-127.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2461 Related bill Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2018
  • HR 1917 Identical bill Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 29, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 15, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jun 12, 2017
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 839: Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-839/
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"S. 839: Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-839/.
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S. 839, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-839/.
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