Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015

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Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride pollution from the scope of that Act.

The bill declares that current law does not authorize or require the regulation of climate change or global warming and nullifies certain proposed rules relating to greenhouse gas and carbon pollution emissions.

Before proposing or finalizing regulations or policies, the Environmental Protection Agency must analyze the net and gross impact of those regulations and policies on employment. Regulations and policies may not take effect if they have a negative impact on employment, unless they are approved by Congress and signed by the President.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 3880

Introduced on
2015-11-03

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

11/3/2015

Status of Legislation

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

Purpose and Summary

Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride pollution from the scope of that Act.

The bill declares that current law does not authorize or require the regulation of climate change or global warming and nullifies certain proposed rules relating to greenhouse gas and carbon pollution emissions.

Before proposing or finalizing regulations or policies, the Environmental Protection Agency must analyze the net and gross impact of those regulations and policies on employment. Regulations and policies may not take effect if they have a negative impact on employment, unless they are approved by Congress and signed by the President.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not contemplated by the Congress.

Policy Areas
Environmental Protection

Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Air quality•
Climate change and greenhouse gases•
Congressional oversight•
Economic performance and conditions•
Electric power generation and transmission•
Endangered and threatened species•
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)•
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research•
Environmental regulatory procedures•
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents•
Solid waste and recycling•
Unemployment•
Water quality

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/20/2016

Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride pollution from the scope of that Act...


Latest Action11/4/2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.