Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 21, 2017 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 219.
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.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2017
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017
This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2022 a diesel emissions reduction program. The program authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, rebates, or loans for reducing diesel emissions from certain diesel vehicles or fleets by retrofitting or replacing their engines.
The bill modifies requirements governing how the EPA must prioritize projects when providing grants, rebates, and loans. Specifically, the EPA must recognize differences in how vehicles, engines, equipment, and fleets are used across the country as it prioritizes projects that include certified engine configurations, verified technologies, or emerging technologies that have a long expected useful life.
Under current law, the EPA must use a certain percentage of the funds made available for the program to support state administered programs for reducing diesel emissions. If a state does not quality for funds, then the funds for the unqualified state must be reallocated to qualified states. This bill requires the funds for the unqualified state to be reallocated to the national diesel emissions reduction program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 27, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jun 27, 2017 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jun 27, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 27, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2017Markup Jul 12, 2017Reported Sep 13, 2017 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8269-8270; text: CR S8270)
- Dec 21, 2017Senate vitiated previous passage. (consideration: CR S8280)
- Dec 21, 2017Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 219.
- Sep 13, 2017Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 115-155.
- Sep 13, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.
- Jul 12, 2017Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 27, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8269, S8270, S8280Text printed S8270 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 21, 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
- Jul 24, 2017S. 1447, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 12, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-151 | BUSINESS MEETING62 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Jul 12, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 747 | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | May 13, 2019 |
| HR 3107 | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 30, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2017Reported to Senate
- Jun 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
