HR 1548 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

BREATHE Act

Introduced Mar 23, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Jared Polis D-CO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 27, 2015 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 23, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal prohibitions against: (1) aggregating emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station with emissions from other similar units, whether or not the units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether the units or stations are major sources of listed toxic air pollutants under such Act; (2) aggregating such emissions for any purpose under such Act, in the case of any oil or gas exploration or production well; and (3) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listing an oil and gas production well as an area source category of toxic air pollutants under such Act.

The EPA must: (1) issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants; and (2) revise the list within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2015 to Jun 14, 2016; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAKaren BassOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMar 23, 2015
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 26, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierMar 26, 2015
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMar 26, 2015
D-WAAdam SmithMay 12, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceMay 12, 2015
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.May 12, 2015
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 12, 2015
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthMay 12, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuMay 12, 2015
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMay 12, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenMay 12, 2015
D-CATed LieuMay 12, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumJul 14, 2015
D-CAPete AguilarJul 14, 2015
D-CAMaxine WatersSep 22, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOct 20, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernNov 2, 2015
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottDec 7, 2015
D-COEd PerlmutterFeb 9, 2016
D-MASeth MoultonJun 14, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 23, 2015
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Mar 27, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
  2. Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Mar 23, 2015Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 48, March 23, 2015, page H1849.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 114-42EMPOWERING INDIAN COUNTRY: COAL, JOBS, AND SELF-DETERMINATION59 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeApr 8, 2015

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2059BREATHE ActReintroduced BillApr 7, 2017

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
BREATHE Act
Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House

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