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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.

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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

Environment · Energy

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

  1. 24 July 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 July 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 July 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 July 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

    Source: Committee

  5. 20 September 2012

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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