S. 2161: EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-26 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act

Plain summary

EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing or finalizing any major rule under the Clean Air Act (CAA) until after the Administrator: (1) completes an economy-wide analysis capturing the costs and effects across industry sectors and markets in the United States of the implementation of major rules promulgated under the CAA; and (2) establishes a process to update such analysis at least semiannually, in order to provide for the currently required continuing evaluation of potential loss or shifts in employment.

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Official text

EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · 30 cosponsors

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Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James E. Risch (R-ID), Tim Scott (R-SC), Mike Lee (R-UT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), John Hoeven (R-ND)

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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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2161.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s2161 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113