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Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021

Introduced: February 5, 2021 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 10, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 28, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Feb 11, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 19, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 5, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 5, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Feb 5, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 862: Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-862/
MLA
"H.R. 862: Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-862/.
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H.R. 862, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-862/.
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[H.R. 862: Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-862/)
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