Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016
Latest action · Jun 9, 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2016
- Passed HouseJun 8, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016
This bill amends the Clean Air Act by revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program.
(Sec. 2) The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015. The bill extends until: (1) October 26, 2024, the deadline for states to submit designations to implement the 2015 ozone NAAQS; and (2) October 26, 2025, the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate state areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable areas with respect to the 2015 ozone NAAQS. States must submit a state implementation plan (SIP) by October 26, 2026, to implement, maintain, and enforce the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
The bill exempts from the 2015 ozone standards certain preconstruction permit applications that were completed or submitted before a final designation was made.
(Sec. 3) The bill also changes the review cycle for criteria pollutant NAAQS from a 5-year review cycle to a 10-year review cycle. The EPA may not complete its next review of ozone NAAQS before October 26, 2025.
The EPA may consider, as a secondary consideration, likely technological feasibility in establishing and revising NAAQS for a pollutant if a range of air quality levels for such pollutant are requisite to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety.
Prior to establishing or revising NAAQS, the EPA must obtain advice from its scientific advisory committee regarding potential adverse public health, welfare, social, economic, or energy effects which may result from attaining and maintaining NAAQS.
The EPA must publish regulations and guidance for implementing NAAQS concurrently with the issuance of a new or revised standard. New or revised NAAQS shall not apply to preconstruction permits for constructing or modifying a stationary source of air pollutants until those regulations and guidance have been published.
The bill provides that in Extreme Ozone Nonattainment Areas, contingency measures are not required to be included in nonattainment plans. Technological achievability and economic feasibility must be taken into consideration in plan revisions for milestones for particulate matter nonattainment areas.
The bill redefines "exceptional events," by including stagnation of air masses that are not ordinarily occurring.
The EPA must: (1) report on foreign emissions and their impact on compliance with the NAAQS program in the United States, (2) study and report on the atmospheric formation of ozone and effective control strategies, and (3) incorporate the results of the study into rules and guidance implementing the 2015 ozone standards.
(Sec. 5) The bill specifies that no additional funds are authorized for carrying out the requirements of this bill.
Recorded votes 7
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 282 | On Passage | Passed234–177 | Jun 8, 2016 |
| House 281 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed173–239 | Jun 8, 2016 |
| House 280 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed171–239 | Jun 8, 2016 |
| House 279 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed160–251 | Jun 8, 2016 |
| House 278 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed169–242 | Jun 8, 2016 |
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2016 to May 24, 2016; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Mar 17, 2016 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Mar 17, 2016 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Mar 17, 2016 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Mar 17, 2016 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Original | Mar 17, 2016 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-MI | David A. Trott | May 24, 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 Mar 17, 2016Markup May 18, 2016Reported Jun 7, 2016 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2016Markup May 12, 2016Reported May 12, 2016 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2016 |
Actions 39
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Jun 8, 2016Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 767. (consideration: CR H3517-3537)
- Jun 8, 2016Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4775, H. Con. Res. 89, and H. Con. Res. 112.
- Jun 8, 2016House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 767 and Rule XVIII.
- Jun 8, 2016The Speaker designated the Honorable Jody B. Hice to act as Chairman of the Committee.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 H3580 | Rick W. Allen R-GA | Jun 9, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3509–H3517, H3517–H3537Text printed H3509, H3525Amendments H3515, H3525, H3526, H3527, H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531Motions H3535Recorded votes H3516, H3532, H3533, H3534, H3536, H3537consideration (H. Res. 767), previous questionenactNorton amendment (prohibit State implementation of ozone standards if the EPA and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee find the provisions could harm public health or the environment)Pallone amendment (preserve national ambient air quality standards as health-based standards by prohibiting consideration of technological feasibility)Whitfield amendment (clarify source of funding for development of studies relative to impact of foreign emissions on State air quality and formation of effective pollution control strategies)Rush motion to recommit (eliminate delays in State implementation of ozone standards if the EPA and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee find the provisions could harm public health) | Bill Flores R-TX, Bobby L. Rush D-IL (amendment, motion), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Ed Whitfield R-KY (amendment), Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC (amendment), Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ (amendment), Fred Upton R-MI, Gene Green D-TX, Jared Polis D-CO (amendment), Kathy Castor D-FL, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ (amendment), Paul Tonko D-NY, Pete Olson R-TX, Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX, Rob Woodall R-GA, Robert E. Latta R-OH, Ted Lieu D-CA | Jun 8, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3465Declaratory Statements H3504Reports H3501 | Evan H. Jenkins R-WV, Rob Woodall R-GA | Jun 7, 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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 6, 2016H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 27, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 43, March 17, 2016, page H1462.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-363 | EXAMINING PATHWAYS TOWARD COMPLIANCE OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD FOR GROUND-LEVEL OZONE: LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON S. 2882 AND S. 2072128 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Jun 22, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-134 | H.R. 4775, OZONE STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2016153 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-130 | FISCAL YEAR 2017 EPA BUDGET162 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 22, 2016 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43092 | Implementing EPA’s 2015 Ozone Air Quality Standards Archived | Report | Aug 16, 2018 |
| R44744 | Clean Air Act Issues in the 115th Congress: In Brief Archived | Report | Aug 13, 2018 |
| R43851 | Clean Air Issues in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 21, 2016 |
Amendments 6
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 3
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 facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Congressional oversight
- Economic performance and conditions
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Environmental technology
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2016Referred in Senate
- Jun 8, 2016Engrossed in House
- May 27, 2016Reported in House
- Mar 17, 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.
