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Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2019

Introduced: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Nov 14, 2019
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2019

This bill establishes an Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a grant program to support regional greenhouse gas reduction programs, and an interagency task force.

The office must support existing regional greenhouse gas reduction programs and facilitate the establishment of new regional greenhouse gas reduction programs. Such programs use market-based tools to reduce greenhouse gases across states at the regional level.

In addition, the office must establish a program that awards grants to a state, local government, or regional consortium of such governments to take preliminary steps towards developing or participating in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program.

Finally, the EPA must establish an interagency task force to support new and existing regional programs.

What's happening now November 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 14, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 14, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Nov 14, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 14, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Nov 14, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Nov 14, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2856: Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2856/
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"S. 2856: Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2856/.
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