Tag Archives: Congress

On the Agenda: House to Discuss Clean Power Plan with FERC Commissioners

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Jessica Bell

Tomorrow, December 1, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power will hold a hearing entitled “Oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.”  This hearing will begin at 10:00 A.M. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building and will be webcast.  Chairman … Continue reading →

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Congressional Review Act: Joint Resolutions Introduced

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Jessica Bell

Earlier this week, joint resolutions were introduced in the House and the Senate that would block the Clean Power Plan and the New Source Performance Standards from going into effect under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which we discussed earlier … Continue reading →

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House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on EPA’s Carbon Rules

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 02.21.2017 Hearing materials are available here. Tomorrow, October 7, 2015, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power will hold a hearing entitled “EPA’s CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants.” Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant … Continue reading →

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Q&A: The Congressional Review Act

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jessica Bell

The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires federal agencies to submit certain final rules to both houses of Congress (and to the Government Accountability Office) before the rule can take effect. Congress has the opportunity to review and may prevent a … Continue reading →

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Clean Power Plan Expected to be Published in October

Posted on September 16, 2015 by SpiegelBlog

Earlier today EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy confirmed statements made in an EPA/DOJ D.C. Circuit filing that the CPP was sent to the Federal Register on September 4, 2015, and that publication should occur in October.  Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) raised … Continue reading →

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