H.R. 2042: Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-28 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 381 (2015): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2042 (2015-06-24), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015

Plain summary

Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill extends compliance deadlines for rules under the Clean Air Act that address carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants pending final judicial review. This extension applies to any final rule that succeeds either: the proposed rule entitled "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units"; or the supplemental proposed rule entitled "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: EGUs in Indian Country and U.S. Territories; Multi-Jurisdictional Partnerships." The extension period begins 60 days after the notice of promulgation of a final rule appears in the Federal Register and ends when the rule is no longer subject to judicial appeal or review. The bill urges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in promulgating, implementing, or enforcing the rules, to address how the megawatt hours discharged from a pumped hydroelectric storage system will be incorporated into implementation plans adopted pursuant to the rules. (Sec. 3) A state is not required to submit or follow an implementation plan that addresses carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants if it determines that the plan would have a significant adverse effect on: (1) the state's residential, commercial, or industrial ratepayers; or (2) the reliability of the state's electricity system. (Sec. 4) The EPA must treat hydropower as renewable energy when implementing or enforcing the rules.

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Official text

Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · 67 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 (2015-05-13)

Cosponsors on this site

H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), David Rouzer (R-NC), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Steve Womack (R-AR), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) and 7 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 381 (2015): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2042 (2015-06-24): Failed
House roll call 382 (2015): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2042 (2015-06-24): Failed
House roll call 383 (2015): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2042 (2015-06-24): Failed
House roll call 384 (2015): On Passage, HR2042 (2015-06-24): Passed

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Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
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 (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2042.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2042 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114