Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
Latest action · Mar 7, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2016
- Passed HouseMar 3, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring compliance with Clean Air Act rules concerning national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants with respect to brick and structural clay products manufacturing or clay ceramics manufacturing until judicial reviews of the rules are complete.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 109 | On Passage | Passed238–163 | Mar 3, 2016 |
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2016 to Feb 25, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Feb 12, 2016 |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Original | Feb 12, 2016 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2016 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Feb 12, 2016 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 25, 2016 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 12, 2016Markup Feb 25, 2016Reported Feb 29, 2016 |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Mar 3, 2016Rule H. Res. 635 passed House.
- Mar 3, 2016Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 635. (consideration: CR H1129-1134)
- Mar 3, 2016Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4557 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
- Mar 3, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4557.
- Mar 3, 2016The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1133)
- Mar 3, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 238 - 163 (Roll no. 109). (text: CR H1129-1130)
- Mar 3, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 2, 2016Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 635 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4557 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
- Feb 29, 2016Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-439.
- Feb 29, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 336.
- Feb 25, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 25, 2016Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 22.
- Feb 24, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 12, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1121–H1128, H1129–H1135Text printed H1121, H1129Amendments H1127Recorded votes H1127, H1128, H1133consideration (H. Res. 635), previous questionenact | Bill Johnson R-OH, Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Bradley Byrne R-AL, Bruce Westerman R-AR, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Ed Whitfield R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Fred Upton R-MI, Jared Polis D-CO (amendment), John Shimkus R-IL, Rick W. Allen R-GA, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA, Steve Chabot R-OH, Terri A. Sewell D-AL, Trent Kelly R-MS | Mar 3, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H991 | Rob Woodall R-GA | Feb 26, 2016 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 29, 2016H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 25, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 26, February 12, 2016, page H818.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43851 | Clean Air Issues in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 21, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow for judicial review of any final rule addressing national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing before requiring compliance with such rule.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2016Referred in Senate
- Mar 3, 2016Engrossed in House
- Feb 29, 2016Reported in House
- Feb 12, 2016Introduced 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.
