H.Con.Res. 59: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should hold public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in those States most directly impacted by the potential regulations.

H.Con.Res. 59: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should hold public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in those States most directly impacted by the potential regulations.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-08 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should hold public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in those States most directly impacted by the potential regulations.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should hold public listening sessions on rulemaking targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in each of the 15 states with the highest percentage of electricity generated by coal in 2012 (West Virginia, Kentucky, Wyoming, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Montana, and Wisconsin); and (2) such sessions should be held at a time and place that would maximize the ability of individuals to participate.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should hold public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in those States most directly impacted by the potential regulations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · 34 cosponsors

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Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jason Smith (R-MO), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ann Wagner (R-MO)

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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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hconres59.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hconres59 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113