Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 19, 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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit to Congress a report, made available to the public, before issuing any rule proposing a new or revised: (1) primary national ambient air quality (NAAQ) standard for ozone (for pollutants considered harmful to public health), or (2) secondary NAAQ standard for ozone (for pollutants considered harmful to public welfare).
Requires the report to contain:
- the proposed standard (in parts per million),
- all scientific and technical data relied upon to support the proposed standard in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of results,
- a description of all technologies and strategies that may be utilized to achieve the standard and their costs,
- an economic impact analysis estimating the total costs of the standard,
- a list of each U.S. area of the United States that would exceed the standard for ozone and thereby receive a nonattainment designation for ozone under the Act, and
- an identification of the level of ground level ozone in each U.S. county that is naturally occurring or produced outside of the United States.
Requires the EPA to consider the cost and economic and technological feasibility of attaining the standard when establishing a NAAQ standard for ozone.
Prohibits a NAAQ standard for ozone from taking effect unless a federal statute is enacted approving it.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2014 to Nov 13, 2014, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Nov 13, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
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