United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6172 (112th)
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible.
Introduced
24 July 2012
Last action
20 September 2012 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing any rule imposing a standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until three of four specified officials (the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, the Comptroller General, the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology) publish and submit to Congress a report finding that carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible for such units.
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Timeline
24 July 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
20 September 2012
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 July 2012 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6172
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6172
- us · 112-hr-6172 · source updated 7 April 2025