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H.R. 4813: Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014

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H.R. 4813: Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-09 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014

Plain summary

Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014 - Nullifies the following proposed rules of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, (2) Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, and (3) Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. Prohibits the Administrator of the EPA from issuing or implementing for five years any rule that is substantially similar to the proposed rules unless a federal law is enacted specifically authorizing such a rule.

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Official text

Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · 81 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Thomas Massie (R-KY), John R. Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Steve Womack (R-AR), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH) and 21 more.

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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

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4813 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113