Future Generations Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Future Generations Protection Act
This bill prohibits (1) the emission of any greenhouse gas in any quantity from a new electric utility steam generating unit, (2) hydraulic fracturing on all onshore and offshore land in the United States, and (3) exports of domestically produced crude oil and natural gas, with specified exceptions.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2020 to Oct 13, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
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- Sep 17, 2020Introduced in House
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