HR 862
117th Congress
House
Energy
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Labor standards
Lighting, heating, cooling
Marine and inland water transportation
Minority health
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021
Introduced: February 5, 2021
Introduced by:
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Democratic
· Delaware
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for developing climate action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or other air pollutants at ports or port facilities or implementing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at one or more ports or port facilities. Climate action plans must demonstrate that the measures proposed to be implemented through the grants will do at least two of the following:
- improve energy efficiency at ports or port facilities,
- deploy technology or processes that reduce idling of vehicles at ports or port facilities, or
- reduce the direct emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants with a goal of achieving zero emissions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Committees of jurisdiction
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