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S 4850 117th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other…

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A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2022 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota 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.
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Sep 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 14, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from using funding for monitoring methane emissions provided under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to monitor methane emissions from livestock.

What's happening now September 14, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Sep 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4850: A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4850/
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"S. 4850: A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4850/.
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S. 4850, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4850/.
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[S. 4850: A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4850/)
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