Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 5, 2014)
Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified: (1) by the Secretary of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, (2) by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, (3) by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and (4) by the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery.
What just happenedJun 6, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 5, 2014
- Jun 6, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Jun 5, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jun 5, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House