Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 - 72

Introduced on

2015-10-26

# Amendments

Variations and Revisions

11/19/2015

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Status of Legislation

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Purpose and Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Alternative Names

Official Title as IntroducedProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of 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•

Coal•

Congressional oversight•

Electric power generation and transmission•

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)•

Environmental regulatory procedures•

Oil and gas