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Future Generations Protection Act

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 17, 2020
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Future Generations Protection Act

This bill prohibits (1) the emission of any greenhouse gas in any quantity from a new electric utility steam generating unit, (2) hydraulic fracturing on all onshore and offshore land in the United States, and (3) exports of domestically produced crude oil and natural gas, with specified exceptions.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 17, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 17, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 17, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8312: Future Generations Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8312/
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"H.R. 8312: Future Generations Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8312/.
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H.R. 8312, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8312/.
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