I 
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 Mis-
souri, 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. NEUGE-
BAUER, 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 Infrastruc-
ture, 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 ex-
ceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not 
contemplated by the Congress. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping EPA Over-
reach Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Environmental Protection Agency has 
exceeded its statutory authority by promulgating 
regulations that were not contemplated by Congress 
in the authorizing language of the statutes enacted 
by Congress; 
(2) the Environmental Protection Agency was 
correct not to classify greenhouse gases as pollutants 
prior to 2009; 
(3) no Federal agency has the authority to reg-
ulate greenhouse gases under current law; and 
(4) no attempt to regulate greenhouse gases 
should be undertaken without further Congressional 
action. 
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SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF FEDERAL REGULATORY AU-
THORITY TO EXCLUDE GREENHOUSE GASES 
FROM REGULATION UNDER THE CLEAN AIR 
ACT. 
(a) REPEAL OF FEDERAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGU-
LATION.— 
(1) GREENHOUSE
GAS
REGULATION
UNDER 
CLEAN AIR ACT.—Section 302(g) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(g) The term’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(g) AIR POLLUTANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘air pollutant’ 
does not include carbon dioxide, water vapor, meth-
ane, 
nitrous 
oxide, 
hydrofluorocarbons, 
perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride.’’. 
(2) NO REGULATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing 
in any of the following Acts or any other law author-
izes or requires the regulation of climate change or 
global warming: 
(A) The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.). 
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(B) The Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
(C) The National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(D) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(E) The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
(b) EFFECT ON PROPOSED RULES OF THE EPA.— 
In accordance with this section, the following proposed or 
contemplated rules (or any similar or successor rules) of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall be void and 
have no force or effect: 
(1) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards of 
Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 
New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 
Units’’ (published at 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (January 8, 
2014)). 
(2) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Pollu-
tion Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary 
Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units’’ (pub-
lished at 79 Fed. Reg. 34829 (June 18, 2014)). 
(3) Any other contemplated or proposed rules 
proposed to be issued pursuant to the purported au-
thority described in subsection (a)(2). 
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SEC. 4. JOBS ANALYSIS FOR ALL EPA REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before proposing or finalizing any 
regulation, rule, or policy, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall provide an analysis of 
the regulation, rule, or policy and describe the direct and 
indirect net and gross impact of the regulation, rule, or 
policy on employment in the United States. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No regulation, rule, or policy de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall take effect if the regulation, 
rule, or policy has a negative impact on employment in 
the United States unless the regulation, rule, or policy is 
approved by Congress and signed by the President. 
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