S. 1857: A bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-26 · Environmental Protection · Latest: By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-422. Minority views filed.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-422. Minority views filed. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces.

Plain summary

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

A bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1857, a bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (2018-09-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1857.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1857 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115