Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2017 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 27, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include an offset in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other agencies. The offset must be from funds available to the EPA and be for all projected increased costs imposed on other agencies.
Agencies may not pass on the cost imposed by the rule on to any rate payer of the agencies.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Feb 27, 2017 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Feb 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 Feb 27, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 27, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 639 | Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 3, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other Federal agencies an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other Federal agencies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
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