Congress 114 - HJRES 72 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Oil and gas

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Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

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Nov 19, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
Nov 19, 2015

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-349.
Nov 18, 2015

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21.
Nov 18, 2015

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 17, 2015

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 3, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12 .
Nov 3, 2015

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Oct 26, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 26, 2015

Introduced in House

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