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HR 8582 116th Congress House

Tradeable Performance Standard Act

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a tradeable performance standard covering emissions from the electricity generation and industrial sectors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 23, 2020 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tradeable Performance Standard Act

This bill establishes the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Program, which creates (1) enforceable targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cogeneration facilities, electric facilities, and thermal facilities; (2) a system to allow such facilities to achieve the targets through a voluntary emission trading program; and (3) a thermal energy reporting program.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1805 Reintroduced Bill Tradeable Performance Standard Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 23, 2020
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8582: Tradeable Performance Standard Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8582/
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"H.R. 8582: Tradeable Performance Standard Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8582/.
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H.R. 8582, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8582/.
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