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Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 1582

Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), before promulgating a final rule that regulates any aspect of the production, supply, distribution, or use of energy (or that provides for such regulation by state or local governments) and that is estimated by the Administrator or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to impose aggregate costs of more than $1 billion, to submit a report that contains: (1) an estimate of the total costs and benefits of the rule, (2) an estimate of the increases in energy prices that may result from implementation or enforcement of the rule, and (3) a detailed description of the employment effects that may result from implementation or enforcement of the rule.

Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) to prepare an independent analysis to determine whether such rule will cause any increase in energy prices for consumers, any impact on fuel diversity of the nation's electricity generation portfolio or on electric reliability, or any adverse effect on energy supply, distribution, or use; and (2) upon making such a determination, to determine whether the rule will cause significant adverse effects to the economy and publish such determination in the Federal Register.

Prohibits the Administrator from promulgating any such final rule if the Secretary determines that such rule will cause significant adverse effects to the economy.

Prohibits the Administrator from using the social cost of carbon in any cost-benefit analysis relating to an energy-related rule estimated to cost more than $1 billion unless and until a federal law is enacted authorizing such use.

Current Status of Bill HR 1582

Bill HR 1582 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 16, 2013. Bill HR 1582 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on April 16, 2013.  Bill HR 1582's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. as of September 9, 2013

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1582

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
6
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
6
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1582

Primary Policy Focus

Environmental Protection

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy prices
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- General energy matters
- Government studies and investigations
- Public utilities and utility rates

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1582

Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
To protect consumers by prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating as final certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and will cause significant adverse effects to the economy.

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