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H.R. 4808: Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

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H.R. 4808: Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-05 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

Plain summary

Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified: (1) by the Secretary of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, (2) by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, (3) by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and (4) by the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery.

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Official text

Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] · 31 cosponsors

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Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Jason Smith (R-MO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4808 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113