About the bill
H.R. 806 seeks to facilitate more efficient implementation of ozone standards, and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program generally. Key provisions would:
- Phase in implementation of the 2015 ozone standards by extending the date for final designations from 2017 to 2025, and aligning permitting requirements;
- Revise the time for mandatory review of NAAQS from five to ten years, while allowing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator discretion to issue revised standards earlier;
- Authorize the EPA Administrator to consider technological feasibility, as a secondary consideration, when establishing or revising NAAQS;
- Direct the EPA Administrator to obtain advice from the agency’s scientific advisory committee regarding potential adverse effects prior to revising NAAQS, as required by Section 109 of the Clean Air Act;
- Direct the EPA Administrator to issue implementation regulations …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 18, 2017 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).
24 Cosponsors (21 Republicans, 3 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Olson Thanks House For Passing Common Sense Ozone Bill”
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Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX22, 2009-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 18, 2017
“House Approves Legislation to Provide More Time and Flexibility to Implement Ozone Requirements”
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Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH5]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 18, 2017
“Shea-Porter Statement on Smoggy Skies Act”
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Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH1, 2017-2018]
on Jul 18, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jun 8, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4775 (114th). |
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Feb 1, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 22, 2017
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Considered by Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 15, 2017
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Considered by Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 28, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 14, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Jul 18, 2017
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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. 806 (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. 806. 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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