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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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