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H.J.Res. 68

Referred to Committee

Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Introduced 9/29/2015•114th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

10/2/2015 • House

Summary

Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

Introduced in House • 9/29/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory procedures

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (29)

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Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]

Republican • TX-4

Sponsored 9/29/2015

Cosponsors (28)

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Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

R-TX-36

Joined 9/29/2015

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Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]

R-AZ-8

Joined 9/29/2015

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Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]

R-TX-32

Joined 9/29/2015

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Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]

R-GA-11

Joined 9/29/2015

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Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]

R-WV-1

Joined 9/29/2015

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Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]

R-PA-18

Joined 9/29/2015