US SB453 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include an offset in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other agencies. The offset must be from funds available to the EPA and be for all projected increased costs imposed on other agencies. Agencies may not pass on the cost imposed by the rule on to any rate payer of the agencies.
Title
Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ] | Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/453/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s453/BILLS-115s453is.pdf |
