To protect consumers by prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating as final certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and will cause significant adverse effects to the economy.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on August 1, 2013 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
6 Cosponsors (6 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Blackburn Votes To Rein In EPA, Protect American Consumers From Regulatory Overreach”
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
on Aug 1, 2013
“Olson votes to protect americans from costly epa regulations”
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Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX22, 2009-2020]
on Aug 1, 2013
“House Passes Energy & Jobs Solutions for American Families”
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Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC7, 2013-2022]
on Sep 18, 2014
History
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Apr 16, 2013
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Introduced
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Jul 9, 2013
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Considered by Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jul 16, 2013
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Considered by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jul 17, 2013
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 24, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 315 (113th). |
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Aug 1, 2013
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 13, 2015
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
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H.R. 1582 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1582. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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