HR2401 | US Congress 2011-2012 | Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011

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On September 26, 2011 in the Senate:

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

On September 23, 2011 in the House:

H.AMDT.794 Amendment offered by Mr. Kinzinger . Amendment adds upcoming EPA gasoline regulations to the list of measures to be analyzed for their cumulative impact on energy prices, jobs, and American competitiveness.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Connolly amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly No. 8.
H.AMDT.797 Amendment offered by Mr. Connolly . Amendment sought to establish a process to identify policies which should be adopted and implemented by the United States to provide domestic job growth in the clean energy sector.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings amendment No. 7.
H.AMDT.796 Amendment offered by Mr. Hastings . Amendment sought to exclude from the committee's jurisdiction all rules and regulations that undergo a cost-benefit analysis as a part of existing regulatory requirements.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Dent amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rush demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
H.AMDT.795 Amendment offered by Mr. Dent. Amendment adds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants to the Covered Rules within the bill.

On September 23, 2011 in the Senate:

The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting.
The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a Senate message.

On September 23, 2011 in the House:

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kinzinger amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rush demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kinzinger amendment No. 5.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capps amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Capps demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 9.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps amendment No. 4.
H.AMDT.793 Amendment offered by Mrs. Capps. Amendment sought to require the committee to include in its analyses an estimate of the incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality that would result from a delay to covered rules and covered actions under the bill.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moore amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore amendment No. 3.
H.AMDT.792 Amendment offered by Ms. Moore. Amendment ensures that the study will analyze the impact that a rule or action could have on low-income communities and public health.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McNerney amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McNerney demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McNerney amendment No. 2.
H.AMDT.791 Amendment offered by Mr. McNerney. Amendment sought to add the effect on clean energy jobs and clean energy companies, including those that export clean energy technology, to the items to be considered in the analyses required by the bill.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Welch amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McNerney demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment No. 1.
H.AMDT.790 Amendment offered by Mr. Welch. Amendment sought to add the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, to the interagency council created by the bill. Amendment also sought to direct the committee to look at important health impacts on the most vulnerable subpopulations that would be affected by EPA's proposed rules.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business.
H.AMDT.798 Amendment offered by Ms. Jackson Lee . Amendment extends the public comment period from 90 days to 120 days.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dent amendment No. 6.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 9, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
H.AMDT.795 On agreeing to the Dent amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 269 - 150 .
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 249 - 169 .
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 233 .
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCollum motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to protect Great Lakes drinking water from toxic substances.
H.AMDT.799 Amendment offered by Mr. Whitfield. Amendment provides that the Cross State Air Pollution Rule has no legal force or effect, and directs EPA to continue to apply the Clean Air Interstate Rule for at least 3 years until after the study in the underlying bill is complete. Amendment also requires that the proposed Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology rule has no legal force and effect and that any subsequent Utility MACT rule be issued no sooner than 1 year after the study in the underlying bill is complete. If reissuing the rule, EPA is required to ensure that MACT standards are achievable in practice and that the compliance period is at least 5 years.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2401 .
H.AMDT.801 On agreeing to the Richardson amendment Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 237 .
H.AMDT.800 On agreeing to the Latta amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 227 - 192 .
H.AMDT.799 On agreeing to the Whitfield amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 188 .
H.AMDT.798 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 346 - 74 .
H.AMDT.797 On agreeing to the Connolly amendment Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 232 .
H.AMDT.796 On agreeing to the Hastings amendment Failed by recorded vote: 165 - 254 .
Ms. McCollum moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
H.AMDT.794 On agreeing to the Kinzinger amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 269 - 145 .
H.AMDT.801 Amendment offered by Ms. Richardson. Amendment sought to strike the offset provision of H.R. 2401 , which would reduce funding to the Diesel Emission Reductions Act.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Whitfield amendment No. 10.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Whitfield amendment No. 10, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
H.AMDT.800 Amendment offered by Mr. Latta. Amendment requires the EPA's administrator to consider the implementation costs and feasibility of compliance when setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards .
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Latta amendment No. 11.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Latta amendment No. 11, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Latta demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 406 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Richardson amendment No. 12.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Richardson amendment No. 12, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Richardson demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
H.AMDT.790 On agreeing to the Welch amendment Failed by recorded vote: 173 - 236 .
H.AMDT.791 On agreeing to the McNerney amendment Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 229 .
H.AMDT.792 On agreeing to the Moore amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 337 - 76 .
H.AMDT.793 On agreeing to the Capps amendment Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 221 .

On September 22, 2011 in the House:

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 406 and Rule XVIII.
Rule H. Res. 406 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 406 .
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2401 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without installowed. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in this report and shall be debatable for the time specified in this report.
The Chair announced that all general debate for H.R. 2401 had expired.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate on H.R. 2401 .
Mr. Whitfield moved to rise.
On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2401 as unfinished business.

On September 20, 2011 in the House:

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 406 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2401 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without installowed. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in this report and shall be debatable for the time specified in this report.

On September 15, 2011 in the House:

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 136.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-208 .

On July 13, 2011 in the House:

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 13.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

On July 12, 2011 in the House:

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

On July 11, 2011 in the House:

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Energy and Power Discharged.

On July 8, 2011 in the House:

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

On June 24, 2011 in the House:

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.AMDT.790

Amendment sought to add the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, to the interagency council created by the bill. Amendment also sought to direct the committee to look at important health impacts on the most vulnerable subpopulations that would be affected by EPA's proposed rules.

H.AMDT.791

Amendment sought to add the effect on clean energy jobs and clean energy companies, including those that export clean energy technology, to the items to be considered in the analyses required by the bill.

H.AMDT.792

Amendment ensures that the study will analyze the impact that a rule or action could have on low-income communities and public health.

H.AMDT.793

Amendment sought to require the committee to include in its analyses an estimate of the incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality that would result from a delay to covered rules and covered actions under the bill.

H.AMDT.794

Amendment adds upcoming EPA gasoline regulations to the list of measures to be analyzed for their cumulative impact on energy prices, jobs, and American competitiveness.

H.AMDT.795

Amendment adds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants to the Covered Rules within the bill.

H.AMDT.796

Amendment sought to exclude from the committee's jurisdiction all rules and regulations that undergo a cost-benefit analysis as a part of existing regulatory requirements.

H.AMDT.797

Amendment sought to establish a process to identify policies which should be adopted and implemented by the United States to provide domestic job growth in the clean energy sector.

H.AMDT.798

Amendment extends the public comment period from 90 days to 120 days.

H.AMDT.799

Amendment provides that the Cross State Air Pollution Rule has no legal force or effect, and directs EPA to continue to apply the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for at least 3 years until after the study in the underlying bill is complete. Amendment also requires that the proposed Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule has no legal force and effect and that any subsequent Utility MACT rule be issued no sooner than 1 year after the study in the underlying bill is complete. If reissuing the rule, EPA is required to ensure that MACT standards are achievable in practice and that the compliance period is at least 5 years.

H.AMDT.800

Amendment requires the EPA's administrator to consider the implementation costs and feasibility of compliance when setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).