Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

1/11/2023, 1:29 PM

Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

Congress
114

Number
HJRES - 67

Introduced on
2015-09-29

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/29/2015

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedDisapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Policy Areas
Environmental Protection

Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Air quality•
Climate change and greenhouse gases•
Congressional oversight•
Electric power generation and transmission•
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)•
Environmental regulatory procedures

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary12/3/2015

Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from...


Latest Action10/2/2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.