Manufacturers First Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2792
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2015-06-16
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Manufacturers First Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill requires the primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for air pollutants under the Clean Air Act that are in effect on this bill's enactment date to remain in effect. The Environmental Protection Agency may not issue, implement, or enforce revisions to those NAAQS or any new NAAQS. (Primary NAAQS provide public health protection and secondary NAAQS provide public welfare protection.)</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2792 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2015 Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require that any revision to, or establishment of, a national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard be made by statute, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manufacturers First Act of 2015 . 2. Revision to, or establishment of, national ambient air quality standards by statute only Except as provided by a Federal statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the national primary and secondary ambient air quality standard for any air pollutant under section 109 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7409 ), as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect; and (2) notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not issue, implement, or enforce— (A) any revision to any such standard; or (B) any new such standard.