About the bill
H.R. 1917 addresses the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing and for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing published on October 26, 2015. The bill would extend the compliance dates until after judicial review of the final rule is completed. H.R. 1917 also addresses the Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces, which uses a two phase framework to reduce emissions. The bill extends the deadlines for the second phase of this final rule from 2020 to 2023.
BRICK PROVISIONS The EPA published its final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing’’ (2015 Brick MACT) on October 26, 2015. The EPA has promulgated …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 7, 2018 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).
8 Cosponsors (6 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Approves Bill Johnsons Bipartisan BRICK Act”
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Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH6]
(Sponsor)
on Mar 7, 2018
“house passes Cramer supported bill to protect brick and wood heater businesses”
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Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 8, 2018
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - US Workforce Act gets okay”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Mar 12, 2018
History
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Mar 3, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4557 (114th). |
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Apr 5, 2017
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Introduced
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Sep 13, 2017
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Considered by Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 15, 2017
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Considered by Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Dec 6, 2017
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jan 10, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Mar 7, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
H.R. 1917 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1917. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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