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H.R.6168: Future Generations Protection Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced Dec. 7, 2021
- Latest Major Action Dec. 17, 2021
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
26 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Dec. 7, 2021
Bill Summary
Future Generations Protection Act This bill prohibits (1) the emission of any greenhouse gas in any quantity from a new electric utility steam generating unit (i.e., certain power plants); (2) hydraulic fracturing on all onshore and offshore land in the United States; and (3) exports of domestically produced crude oil and natural gas, with specified exceptions.
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Dec. 17, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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Dec. 8, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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Dec. 7, 2021 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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Dec. 7, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) |