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H.R. 1917: Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017

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H.R. 1917: Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-05 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 98 (2018): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR1917 (2018-03-07), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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

Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017

Plain summary

Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring compliance with Clean Air Act rules concerning national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants with respect to brick and structural clay products manufacturing or clay ceramics manufacturing until judicial reviews of the rules are complete. (Sec. 3) This bill delays by three years the date by which manufacturers, owners, and operators of new residential wood heaters, including residential hydronic heaters (wood-fired boilers) and forced-air furnaces, must comply with emission standards promulgated under the Clean Air Act.

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Official text

Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1917, Blocking Regulatory Interference From Closing Kilns Act of 2017 (2018-01-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY)

Recorded votes

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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-cong115-hr1917 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115