H.R. 199: Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011
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H.R. 199: Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-06 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011
Plain summary
Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during the two-year period beginning after this Act's enactment, from taking any action under the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to any stationary source permitting requirement or requirement concerning standards of performance for new stationary sources relating to carbon dioxide or methane. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) any action relating to the preparation of a report or the enforcement of a reporting requirement; or (2) any action relating to the provision of technical support at a state's request. Provides that no action taken by the Administrator before the end of such period (including any action before enactment of this Act) shall be considered to make carbon dioxide or methane a pollutant subject to regulation under the CAA for any source other than a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine.
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Official text
Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · 5 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr199.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr199 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112