United States 117th Congress Status: In Committee 29 D cosponsors

HR 8395 — EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022 This bill provides that in identifying the best system of emission reduction for purposes of a standard performance under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources. Additionally, the bill provides that each determination in the Clean Power Plan (i.e., the final rule titled Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015) with respect to a best system of emission reduction is deemed as authorized.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill allows for the inclusion of emission reduction measures that extend beyond individual stationary sources when determining the best system of emission reduction.

  • 42 U.S.C. 7411(a)(1)

    For purposes of identifying the best system of emission reduction, a system of emission reduction may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources, including measures that would reduce emissions by altering the relative market share of such sources or categories.

    This change expands the definition of the best system of emission reduction to include broader measures affecting multiple sources.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 518 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (518)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 8395 do?
EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022 This bill provides that in identifying the best system of emission reduction for purposes of a standard performance under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources. Additionally, the bill provides that each determination in the Clean Power Plan (i.e., the final rule titled Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015) with respect to a best system of emission reduction is deemed as authorized.
Who sponsors HR 8395?
HR 8395 is sponsored by Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Maloney, Carolyn B. (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Bowman, Jamaal (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Blumenauer, Earl (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Phillips, Dean (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Newman, Marie (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Trahan, Lori (Democratic), and Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 8395?
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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