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Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act

This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces," published on March 16, 2015.

What's happening now February 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1281: Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1281/
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"H.R. 1281: Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1281/.
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H.R. 1281, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1281/.
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