Coal Country Protection Act
Latest action · Jun 6, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2014 to Jul 28, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jun 18, 2014 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 18, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jun 18, 2014 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Jun 18, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jun 25, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Jul 8, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jul 28, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2014 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 6, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 6, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Jun 5, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5073.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2414 | Coal Country Protection Act | Identical bill | Jun 3, 2014 |
| HR 4850 | Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 13, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under certain circumstances.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act
- Coal Country Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy prices
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Oil and gas
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
