S-163 : Still Just a Bill


Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the head of any other federal agency from implementing or enforcing any regulations, proposals, or actions establishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions reductions until the Administrator, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, and the Secretary of Commerce certify in writing that the People's Republic of China, India, and the Russian Federation have proposed, implemented, and enforced measures requiring substantially similar reductions.

Nullifies any regulation, proposal, or action in effect before such certification is made that requires any carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-01-28IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Senate
2013-01-28IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Environmental Protection
Related Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Air quality
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
Related Geographic Entities
  • Asia
  • China
  • India
  • Russia
Related Organizations
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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