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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3880 

To prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from exceeding its statutory 

authority in ways that were not contemplated by the Congress. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2015 

Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. BARR, Mr. 

HARRIS, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. FLORES, 

Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BABIN, 

Mr. WESTERMAN, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 

HARDY, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. BRAT, Mr. 

MCKINLEY, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. ROSS, 

Mr. NUNES, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

LAMBORN, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. 

LUCAS, Mr. HILL, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. MILLER

of Florida, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 

DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. BARTON, Mr. 

PITTS, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. 

ROTHFUS, Mr. BUCK, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. YODER, 

Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 

WALKER, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. ROBY, 

Mr. SALMON, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. KELLY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 

GOSAR, Mr. OLSON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. 

RIBBLE, Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. WOODALL, 

Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. PERRY, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. KING of 

Iowa, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 

MASSIE, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. COLE, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, 

Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. 

JONES, and Mr. HURD of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 

the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 


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A BILL 

To prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not 

contemplated by the Congress. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping EPA Over5 reach Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Environmental Protection Agency has 

9 exceeded its statutory authority by promulgating 

10 regulations that were not contemplated by Congress 

11 in the authorizing language of the statutes enacted 

12 by Congress; 

13 (2) the Environmental Protection Agency was 

14 correct not to classify greenhouse gases as pollutants 

15 prior to 2009; 

16 (3) no Federal agency has the authority to reg17 ulate greenhouse gases under current law; and 

18 (4) no attempt to regulate greenhouse gases 

19 should be undertaken without further Congressional 

20 action. 


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1 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF FEDERAL REGULATORY AU2 THORITY TO EXCLUDE GREENHOUSE GASES 

3 FROM REGULATION UNDER THE CLEAN AIR 

4 ACT. 

5 (a) REPEAL OF FEDERAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGU6 LATION.— 

7 (1) GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION UNDER

8 CLEAN AIR ACT.—Section 302(g) of the Clean Air 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘(g) The term’’ and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(g) AIR POLLUTANT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 

14 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘air pollutant’ 

16 does not include carbon dioxide, water vapor, meth17 ane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, 

18 perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride.’’. 

19 (2) NO REGULATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE.— 

20 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing 

21 in any of the following Acts or any other law author22 izes or requires the regulation of climate change or 

23 global warming: 

24 (A) The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 

25 seq.). 


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1 (B) The Federal Water Pollution Control 

2 Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 

3 (C) The National Environmental Policy 

4 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

5 (D) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

7 (E) The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 

9 (b) EFFECT ON PROPOSED RULES OF THE EPA.— 

10 In accordance with this section, the following proposed or 

11 contemplated rules (or any similar or successor rules) of 

12 the Environmental Protection Agency shall be void and 

13 have no force or effect: 

14 (1) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards of 

15 Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 

16 New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 

17 Units’’ (published at 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (January 8, 

18 2014)). 

19 (2) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Pollu20 tion Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary 

21 Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units’’ (pub22 lished at 79 Fed. Reg. 34829 (June 18, 2014)). 

23 (3) Any other contemplated or proposed rules 

24 proposed to be issued pursuant to the purported au25 thority described in subsection (a)(2). 


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1 SEC. 4. JOBS ANALYSIS FOR ALL EPA REGULATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Before proposing or finalizing any 

3 regulation, rule, or policy, the Administrator of the Envi4 ronmental Protection Agency shall provide an analysis of 

5 the regulation, rule, or policy and describe the direct and 

6 indirect net and gross impact of the regulation, rule, or 

7 policy on employment in the United States. 

8 (b) LIMITATION.—No regulation, rule, or policy de9 scribed in subsection (a) shall take effect if the regulation, 

10 rule, or policy has a negative impact on employment in 

11 the United States unless the regulation, rule, or policy is 

12 approved by Congress and signed by the President. 

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