United States · Bill · S
S. 556 (107th)
Clean Power Act of 2002
Introduced
15 March 2001
Last action
19 November 2002 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 768.
Sponsors
Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC]
Subjects
Environment, Nitrogen, Energy
Source updated
19 December 2025
Environment · Nitrogen · Energy
Summary
Clean Power Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury from powerplants (electric generation facilities with a nameplate capacity of 15 megawatts or greater that use a combustion device to generate electricity for sale) by January 1, 2007. Sets forth additional compliance requirements for outdated powerplants.
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Timeline
15 March 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2411-2412)
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2001
Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-570.
Source: Committee
1 November 2001
Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-570.
Source: Committee
15 November 2001
Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-570.
Source: Committee
29 January 2002
Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-570.
Source: Committee
12 June 2002
Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-570.
Source: Committee
26 June 2002
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6052-6053)
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2002
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
19 November 2002
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 768.
Source: Calendars
19 November 2002
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-347. Minority views filed.
Source: Committee
19 November 2002
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-347. Minority views filed.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Reported to Senate · 19 November 2002 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 15 March 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/556
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/556
- us · 107-s-556 · source updated 19 December 2025