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H.R. 161119th CongressEnvironmental Protection
New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
Sponsored by Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) · 21 active : 21 Republicans
Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
Where it standsBefore the House71 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govNew Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
This bill modifies terminology for purposes of the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In order for a change to a stationary source to be a
modification
(a change to a stationary source that increases the air pollutant emissions or results in new pollutants) for purposes of the NSR permitting program, the maximum hourly emission rate achievable by such source must be higher than the maximum hourly rate achievable by such source during any hour in the 10-year period preceding the change.
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A change at a stationary source is not considered to be a
modification
under the bill if it is designed to (1) reduce the amount of any air pollutant emitted; or (2) restore, maintain, or improve the reliability of operations at, or safety of, the source. However, such changes are not excepted if the EPA determines the increase in the maximum achievable hourly emission rate from such change would cause an adverse effect on human health or the environment.
Construction
, in connection with a major emitting facility (a type of stationary source), does not include a change at such a facility that does not result in a significant emissions increase or a significant net emissions increase.
In relation to major emitting facilities in nonattainment areas, the terms
modifications
and
modified
do not include changes at such facilities that do not result in a significant emissions increase or a significant net emissions increase.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Environment · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Air quality
- Building construction
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Licensing and registrations
- Pollution liability
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 69Middle 30–70
- 22Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
21 activeShow all 21 cosponsors
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-AL)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4)
- August Pfluger (R-TX-11)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)
- Mike Bost (R-IL-12)
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)
- Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)
- Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX-14)
- Roger Williams (R-TX-25)
- John J. McGuire (R-VA-5)
- Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
