HR 8749 United States House · 117th Congress

Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022

Summary

Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022 This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provides incentives for petroleum and natural gas systems to reduce their emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from specific types of facilities that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Aug 2022

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Introduced Aug 26, 2022 Last action Aug 26, 2022

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Aug 26, 2022

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Aug 26, 2022

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1 primary · 21 co-sponsors