US Congress House Bill 3056 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop the EPA Act of 2015 Amends the Congressional Review Act to require congressional approval of major rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (Currently, a rule goes into effect unless Congress disapproves it.) Nullifies the EPA's existing major rules unless the EPA resubmits them for congressional review. Lowers the annual economic impact threshold from $100 million to $50 million for a rule that is deemed to be a major rule. Expands the criteria for an EPA regulation to be deemed a major rule to include that the rule will have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities or it will implement a carbon tax. Expands the EPA's reports to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to include: (1) a classification of each rule as a major or nonmajor rule with an explanation of the economic effects of the rule, (2) related regulatory actions taken by the EPA or another agency, and (3) any jobs added or lost. Allows Congress to consider approval of a major rule only once in a Congress. Gives Congress 70 session days or legislative days to approve a rule. Requires the GAO to estimate the economic cost imposed by all of EPA's rules.

Stop the EPA Act of 2015

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2015-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-07-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Budget
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Rules
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-07-14	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-07-14	House	Introduced in House

HB427 (Related) 2015-12-02 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
SB226 (Related) 2015-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3056/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3056/BILLS-114hr3056ih.pdf