Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2111
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2015-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Hydrology and hydrography
Land transfers
Motor fuels
Racial and ethnic relations
Research and development
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: 

Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2015

 
This bill terminates all existing grant programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its National Clean Diesel Campaign, and its environmental justice programs. The EPA may not establish new grant programs.
 
Federal funds may not be used by the EPA:
 
 
 to implement any ozone standard promulgated after this bill's enactment date;
 
 to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources, or from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units;
 
for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; 
 
 for the Global Methane Initiative; 
 
 for the Climate Resilience Fund; 
 
 for the Climate Resilience Evaluation Awareness Tool; 
 
 for the Green Infrastructure Program;
 
for the Climate Ready Water Utilities Initiative; or 
 
 for climate research at the EPA's Office of Research and Development. 
 
 
The EPA must: (1) discontinue operation and maintenance of its field offices and activities carried out through those offices, and (2) dispose of or lease any underutilized property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2015-05-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2015-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-04-29
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: 2015-04-29
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: 2015-04-29
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: 2015-04-29
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: 2015-04-29
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: 2015-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Introduced in House