Clean Shipping Act of 2022
Latest action · Jul 12, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 12, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Shipping Act of 2022
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require vessels on certain commercial voyages to comply with standards for the carbon intensity of the vessel's fuel on a specified schedule, with vessels on such voyages utilizing 100% less than the carbon intensity baseline by 2040 and beyond.
Additionally, the EPA must promulgate and continually revise standards to eliminate emissions of specified greenhouse gases and air pollutants associated with vessels at anchorage or at berth in the contiguous zone of the United States.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 12, 2022 to Dec 13, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Dec 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Dec 13, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 Jul 12, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2022Introduced in House
- Jul 12, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 114, July 12, 2022, page H5975.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the establishment of standards to limit the carbon intensity of the fuel used by certain vessels, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Clean Shipping Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2022Introduced in House
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