US Congress House Joint Resolution 71 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 109-0)
Status: Introduced on October 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-11-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]
Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]
Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]
Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
2015-11-19	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-348.
2015-11-18	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21.
2015-11-18	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-11-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-11-03	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12 .
2015-11-03	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-10-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-10-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-10-26	House	Introduced in House

HJR68 (Same As) 2015-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
SJR23 (Same As) 2016-01-11 - Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/71/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hjres71/BILLS-114hjres71ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hjres71/BILLS-114hjres71rh.pdf