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HR 1131 118th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Industrial facilities Licensing and registrations

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 21, 2023 Introduced by: Joyce, John Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Mar 23, 2023
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-17.
Mar 9, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 20.
Mar 9, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 28, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 28, 2023
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 6 .
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals.
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its Title V operating permit regulations under the Clean Air Act. Such permits set forth compliance requirements related to air pollution for certain facilities (i.e., sources).

Specifically, the bill requires the EPA to revise regulations to authorize the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility to utilize flexible air permitting, as described in the final rule titled Operating Permit Programs; Flexible Air Permitting Rule published on October 6, 2009. The bill also requires the regulations to facilitate flexible, market-responsive operations (as described in the final rule) with respect to critical energy resource facilities.

What's happening now March 23, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.

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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Feb 21, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1131: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1131/
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"H.R. 1131: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1131/.
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H.R. 1131, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1131/.
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