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HR 8395 117th Congress House Environmental Protection

EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022

Introduced: July 15, 2022 Introduced by: Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 15, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022

This bill provides that in identifying the best system of emission reduction for purposes of a standard performance under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources. Additionally, the bill provides that each determination in the Clean Power Plan (i.e., the final rule titled Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015) with respect to a best system of emission reduction is deemed as authorized.

What's happening now July 15, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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