H.R. 2250EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011

16 recorded actions78 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: H. Morgan Griffith [R-VA-09]
Cosponsors: 126 · 101 Republicans · 25 Democrats
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Committee: Energy and Commerce Committee
Latest action: Oct 18, 2011 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.

IntroducedJun 21, 2011
Passed the HouseOct 13, 2011
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 26, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Provides that the following rules shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as though they had never taken effect: (1) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; (2) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; (3) the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; and (4) Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That are Solid Waste.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in place of such rules, to promulgate and finalize on the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act regulations for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters and commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator units subject to such rules, that: (1) establish maximum achievable control technology standards, performance standards, and other requirements for hazardous air pollutants or solid waste combustion under the Clean Air Act; and (2) identify non-hazardous secondary materials that, when used as fuels or ingredients in combustion units of such boilers, heaters, or incinerator units, are solid waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for purposes of determining the extent to which such combustion units are required to meet emission standards for such pollutants under such Act. Requires the Administrator to establish a date for compliance with standards and requirements under such regulations, which shall be no earlier than five years after such a regulation's effective date, after considering compliance costs, non-air quality health and environmental impacts and energy requirements, the feasibility of implementation, the availability of equipment, suppliers, and labor, and potential net employment impacts.

Treats the date on which the Administrator proposes such a regulation establishing an emission standard as the proposal date for purposes of applying the definition of a "new source" to hazardous air pollutants requirements or of a "new solid waste incineration unit" to solid waste combustion requirements under the Clean Air Act.

Requires the Administrator, in promulgating such regulations, to: (1) adopt the definitions of "commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit," "commercial and industrial waste," and "contained gaseous material" in the rule entitled Standards for Performance of New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; (2) identify non-hazardous secondary material to be solid waste only if the material meets such definitions; (3) ensure that emissions standards for existing and new sources can be met under actual operating conditions consistently and concurrently with emission standards for all other air pollutants regulated by the rule for the source category, taking into account variability in actual source performance, source design, fuels, inputs, controls, ability to measure the pollutant emissions, and operating conditions; and (4) impose the least burdensome regulatory alternative.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2250 as passed House amended on Oct 13, 2011. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 225016 roll calls on this measure

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Oct 6, 2011Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveOct 13, 2011

How every member votedHouse roll call 791

House Oct 13, 2011 · the primary vote

On Passage

To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes

Passed

275 Yea 142 Nay 16 not voting

Party-line vote 41 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 41 Democrats.

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All members433 members

Democratic192 members

Republican241 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors126 · 101 Republicans · 25 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2250 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.

DG. K. Butterfield [D-NC-01]Original

RPete Olson [R-TX-22]Original

DJohn Barrow [D-GA-12]Original

RCathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA-05]Original

DMIKE ROSS [D-AR-04]Original

RSteve Scalise [R-LA-01]Original2026 profile

DJIM MATHESON [D-UT-02]Original

RAdam Kinzinger [R-IL-11]Joined Jun 22, 2011

RWALLY HERGER [R-CA-02]Joined Jun 22, 2011

DDan Boren [D-OK-02]Joined Jun 22, 2011

DTIM HOLDEN [D-PA-17]Joined Jun 22, 2011

RReid Ribble [R-WI-08]Joined Jun 22, 2011

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Who lobbied on H.R. 2250139 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2250 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

OWENS-ILLINOIS INCfiled by WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC

Retirement · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +3 more12 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

EL PASO CORPORATIONfiled by ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC., EL PASO CORPORATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Energy/Nuclear · Natural Resources11 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2012Filing

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYIts PAC: BNSF Railway Co. RAILPAC

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Budget/Appropriations · Railroads · Agriculture +5 more10 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEfiled by EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, LTD GROUP, LLCIts PAC: Powerpac of the Edison Electric Institute

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Energy/Nuclear · Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund +8 more10 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: American Forest & Paper Association PAC

Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund · Chemicals/Chemical Industry +10 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

AMERICAN FOREST AND PAPER ASSOCIATIONfiled by FIERCE, ISAKOWITZ & BLALOCKIts PAC: American Forest & Paper Association PAC

Agriculture · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Postal · Environment/Superfund +3 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.Its PAC: Centerpoint Energy, Inc. PAC

Energy/Nuclear · Defense · Commodities (big ticket) · Clean Air and Water (quality) +8 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONfiled by LTD GROUP, LLC, DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, PRIME POLICY GROUPIts PAC: Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC

Commodities (big ticket) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Clean Air and Water (quality) +7 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSfiled by RYAN MACKINNON VASAPOLI AND BERZOK, LLP, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS, BREAUX LOTT LEADERSHIP GROUP, VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATESIts PAC: Association of American Railroads PAC

Railroads · Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Environment/Superfund +5 more8 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2012Filing

DUKE ENERGYfiled by ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC., ALLIANCE ONEIts PAC: Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC

Utilities · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Environment/Superfund · Energy/Nuclear +2 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2012Filing

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