HR 6168
117th Congress
House
Energy
Future Generations Protection Act
Introduced: December 7, 2021
Introduced by:
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Dec 7, 2021
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.
Dec 7, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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 (i.e., certain power plants); (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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.