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HR 6202 97th Congress House Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Federal preemption Federal-state relations State laws States

A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate preemption of a State's authority to establish or enforce any energy efficiency standard or similar requirement if a Federal energy efficiency standard has not been established.

Introduced: April 28, 1982 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Apr 28, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 28, 1982
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate provisions which: (1) permit petitions to the Secretary of Energy for prescription of rules which supersede State energy efficiency standards; and (2) provide for supersedure of State energy efficiency standards prescribed after January 1, 1978.

What's happening now May 21, 1982

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2