US SB2505 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Reinstates a variety of rules regarding climate change that were repealed, suspended, delayed, withdrawn, or replaced and prohibits the implementation of certain policies and proposed rules. Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 13783 titled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. In addition, the bill nullifies the following rules: the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management; the Energy Conservation Program: Definition for General Service Lamps rule issued by the Department of Energy (DOE); and the Adopting Requirements in Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills rule issued by the EPA. The bill prohibits agencies from finalizing the following proposed rules: the Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review proposed rule issued by the EPA; the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicle Rules for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks proposed rule issued by the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and the Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Incandescent Lamps proposed determination issued by DOE. Finally, the bill nullifies a rescission of a waiver granted to California to enforce standards, which are more stringent than federal standards, for air pollution emissions from vehicles.
Title
Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act
Sponsors
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-09-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Department of the Interior
Department of Transportation
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Executive Office of the President
Intergovernmental relations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor vehicles
Nuclear power
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Air quality
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Department of the Interior
Department of Transportation
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Executive Office of the President
Intergovernmental relations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor vehicles
Nuclear power
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2505/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2505/BILLS-116s2505is.pdf |