SENATE 453115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
- Last Action
- 2/27/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2017-02-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-27 (00)
Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include an offset in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other agencies. The offset must be from funds available to the EPA and be for all projected increased costs imposed on other agencies.
Agencies may not pass on the cost imposed by the rule on to any rate payer of the agencies.
Cosponsors (2)
- JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Executive agency funding and structure
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