Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act

Bill: 115-s-767
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2017-03-29
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Coal

Electric power generation and transmission

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Executive agency funding and structure

Nuclear power

Oil and gas

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2101-2102)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act</b></p> <p>This bill nullifies the Executive Order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" that was signed on March 28, 2017. No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce the order. </p> <p>This bill may not be construed to impair any authority granted to the President.</p> <p>The&nbsp;bill takes effect on March 28, 2017.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 767 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2017 Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Booker , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Reed , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Udall , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Warren , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Franken , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Nelson , Ms. Harris , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Coons , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Carper , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Murphy , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To provide that the Executive Order entitled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth and signed on March 28, 2017, shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act . 2. Executive Order to have no force or effect The Executive Order entitled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth and signed on March 28, 2017— (1) is null and void; (2) shall have no force or effect; and (3) may not be implemented, administered, enforced, or carried out by any Federal agency, including— (A) the Office of Management and Budget; (B) the Council of Economic Advisers; (C) the Council on Environmental Quality; (D) the Environmental Protection Agency; (E) the Department of the Interior; and (F) any other agency directed to implement the Executive Order. 3. No Federal funds available No Federal funds made available for any fiscal year may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the Executive Order described in section 2. 4. Savings provision Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair any authority granted to the President. 5. Effective date This Act shall take effect on March 28, 2017.