I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6168 
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the emission of any greenhouse 
gas in any quantity from any new electric utility steam generating 
unit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2021 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. TLAIB, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. JONES, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. BUSH, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. NEWMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
RASKIN, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. TORRES of New York, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the emission of 
any greenhouse gas in any quantity from any new elec-
tric utility steam generating unit, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Future Generations 
Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The use of fossil fuels exacerbates the cli-
mate crisis, threatens America’s natural resources, 
and disproportionately damages frontline environ-
mental justice communities. 
(2) In order to avoid the worst consequences of 
climate change, the Federal Government should 
transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy 
sources. 
(3) In achieving its energy goals, it is the re-
sponsibility of the Federal Government to ensure a 
fair and just transition for workers and frontline 
communities. 
(4) The Federal Government should do this by 
prioritizing racial and gender equity, environmental 
justice, and partnering with labor unions to ensure 
that workers have training for and access to clean- 
energy jobs. 
SEC. 3. EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES. 
(a) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
THE
EMISSION
OF 
GREENHOUSE GASES FROM NEW ELECTRIC UTILITY 
STEAM GENERATING UNITS.—The Clean Air Act is 
amended by inserting after section 111 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 7411) the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 111A. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE EMISSION OF 
GREENHOUSE GASES FROM ELECTRIC UTIL-
ITY STEAM GENERATING UNITS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this section, the emission of a greenhouse gas in 
any quantity from a new electric utility steam generating 
unit shall be treated as a violation of a standard or limita-
tion under section 111. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘electric utility steam generating 
unit’ has the meaning given to that term in section 
112(a). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘greenhouse gas’ means— 
‘‘(A) carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(B) methane; 
‘‘(C) nitrous oxide; 
‘‘(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
‘‘(E) perfluorocarbons; 
‘‘(F) sulfur hexafluoride; or 
‘‘(G) any other anthropogenically emitted 
gas that is determined by the Administrator, by 
regulation, to contribute to global warming to a 
non-negligible degree. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘new electric utility steam gener-
ating unit’ means an electric utility steam gener-
ating unit that commences operations or otherwise 
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becomes a new source (as defined in section 111(a)) 
on or after the date of enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission may not— 
(A) approve an application for the siting, 
construction, expansion, or operation of an 
LNG terminal under section 3(e) of the Natural 
Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b); or 
(B) issue a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity under section 7 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 717f). 
(2) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to an application or certifi-
cate that, if approved or issued, will result in a 
reduction in emissions of any greenhouse gas at 
the LNG terminal, as determined by the Com-
mission. 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ means— 
(i) carbon dioxide; 
(ii) methane; 
(iii) nitrous oxide; 
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(iv) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(v) perfluorocarbons; 
(vi) sulfur hexafluoride; or 
(vii) any other anthropogenically emit-
ted gas that is determined by the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, by regulation, to contribute to 
global warming to a non-negligible degree. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Hydraulic fracturing is prohib-
ited on all onshore and offshore land within the jurisdic-
tion of the United States. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘hydrau-
lic fracturing’’ means an operation conducted in an indi-
vidual wellbore designed to increase the flow of hydro-
carbons from a rock formation to the wellbore through 
modifying the permeability of reservoir rock by fracturing 
it, except that such term does not include enhanced sec-
ondary recovery, including water flooding, tertiary recov-
ery, and other types of well stimulation operations. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on January 1, 2025. 
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