Listen to Americans First Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3684
Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2013-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Public participation and lobbying
Public utilities and utility rates
Transportation costs
Utah
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: 
Listen to Americans First Act of 2013 - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for travel outside the United States or its territories by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) until: (1) EPA conducts public listening sessions on rulemaking targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in each of the 15 states with the highest percentage of electricity generated by coal in 2012 (West Virginia, Kentucky, Wyoming, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Montana, and Wisconsin); and (2) the Administrator certifies to Congress that such sessions have taken place.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2013-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2013-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House