SENSE Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2018 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 16, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 8, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on January 12, 2018. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act or the SENSE Act
(Sec. 2) This bill eases emission limits for hazardous air pollutants from electric utility steam generating units (electric power plants) that convert coal refuse into energy. The Environmental Protection Agency must allow utilities to select a standard for either hydrogen chloride or sulfur dioxide with which to comply from a list of specified standards.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 101 | On Passage | Passed215–189 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| House 100 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed181–225 | Mar 8, 2018 |
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Aug 18, 2017; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 27, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Aug 18, 2017 |
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 16, 2017Markup Dec 6, 2017Reported Jan 12, 2018 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2017Markup Nov 15, 2017Reported Nov 15, 2017 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2018 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2018Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 762. (consideration: CR H1480-1489)
- Mar 8, 2018Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1119 and H.R. 1917. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1119 and H.R. 1917 under closed rules. Each measure shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure.
- Mar 8, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1119.
- Mar 8, 2018The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Mar 8, 2018Mr. Kildee moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H1487)
- Mar 8, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prevent the underlying bill from applying to any coal refuse electric utility steam generating facility associated with air pollution.
- Mar 8, 2018The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- Mar 8, 2018On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 181 - 225 (Roll no. 100).
- Mar 8, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 215 - 189 (Roll no. 101). (text: CR H1481)
- Mar 8, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 8, 2018The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 8, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Mar 5, 2018Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 762 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1119 and H.R. 1917. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1119 and H.R. 1917 under closed rules. Each measure shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure.
- Jan 12, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-514.
- Jan 12, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
- Dec 6, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 6, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 23.
- Nov 15, 2017Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 15, 2017Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10 .
- Feb 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1282-1283)
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 H1480–H1489Text printed H1481Motions H1487Recorded votes H1488Kildee motion to recommit (prevent chemical byproducts from electric steam generating units from being released into the air and water) | Daniel T. Kildee D-MI (motion), Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Glenn Thompson R-PA, Greg Walden R-OR, John Shimkus R-IL, Keith J. Rothfus R-PA, Michael F. Doyle D-PA, Paul Tonko D-NY | Mar 8, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1451–H1458Text printed H1451Amendments H1456Recorded votes H1457, H1458consideration (H. Res. 762), previous question | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL (amendment), Keith J. Rothfus R-PA, Liz Cheney R-WY | Mar 7, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1282 | Keith J. Rothfus R-PA | Feb 16, 2017 |
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
- Jan 12, 2018H.R. 1119, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 6, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 28, February 16, 2017, page H1303.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-54 | BIG RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESS: LEGISLATION REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS ON SMALL MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER JOB CREATORS188 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 13, 2017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44744 | Clean Air Act Issues in the 115th Congress: In Brief Archived | Report | Aug 13, 2018 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 531 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 762, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce printed in the bill is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the bases by which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue, implement, and enforce certain emission limitations and allocations for existing electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To establish the bases by which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue, implement, and enforce certain emission limitations for existing electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act
- SENSE Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- SENSE Act
- Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act
- SENSE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2018Referred in Senate
- Mar 8, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jan 12, 2018Reported in House
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced 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.
