H.R. 1943: SUPER Act of 2013
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H.R. 1943: SUPER Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-09 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · 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
SUPER Act of 2013
Plain summary
Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013 or the SUPER Act of 2013 - Requires the President to establish the Task Force on Super Pollutants to: review existing and potential policies and measures that promote reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, in part by identifying and evaluating programs and activities of the federal government that contribute to such reduction; identify and recommend specific existing programs and activities that are duplicative and that can be consolidated to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness; identify gaps where programs do not exist and recommend focused programs and activities to fill such gaps to achieve reductions of short-lived climate pollutants, with an emphasis on industry standards and public-private partnerships; identify, compile, evaluate, and develop best practices for reductions of short-lived climate pollutants; and report to Congress on its findings and recommendations. Defines "short-lived climate pollutant" as black carbon, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, tropospheric ozone and its precursors, or emissions from banks of ozone-depleting substances.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · 10 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] reported raising $2.2 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-113hr1943.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr1943 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113