A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.
Latest action · Jan 16, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S447)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to new source performance standards for emissions of carbon dioxide for new affected fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 16, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S447)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S447 | — | Jan 16, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2014Introduced in Senate
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