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Super Pollutants Act of 2015
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 24, 2015
Latest Action
September 24, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Christopher MurphyDemocratic(CT)
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Super Pollutants Act of 2015 This bill requires the President to establish the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation. The Task Force must report on federal agencies' plans for reducing those pollutants, including: (1) black carbon (soot emissions), (2) methane, and (3) hydrofluorocarbons with high global warming potential (high-GWP HFC). The Department of State must develop a comprehensive plan to reduce black carbon emissions from international shipping, which must include a roadmap toward helping countries reduce fine-particle emissions from shipping. While acting as chairperson of the Arctic Council, the Secretary of State must: (1) lead an effort to reduce black carbon through an Arctic-wide aspirational black carbon goal, and (2) encourage observers of that Council to adopt national black carbon emissions reduction goals and mitigation plans. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) must: (1) prioritize black carbon mitigation activities as part of aid distribution activities; (2) give special emphasis to projects that produce substantial environmental, gender, livelihood, and public health benefits; and (3) work with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to help developing nations establish thriving markets for clean and efficient cooking solutions. The State Department must provide technical assistance to aid international efforts in reducing black carbon emissions from diesel trucks, 2-stroke engines, diesel generators, and industrial processes. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must: (1) evaluate the availability of high-GWP HFC alternatives, and (2) report on a plan for revising regulatory barriers that prevent the use of those alternatives. The bill amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the manufacture of any uncharged hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22 air-conditioning condensing equipment for residential use. The EPA must study and report on the most effective method to minimize the inadvertent release of HFC-134a from automotive air conditioning recharge kits when the recharge container is not being used. The State Department, DOE, the EPA, and the Department of Commerce must provide to other countries technical guidance on containing emissions from gas drilling, landfills, coal mining, and agriculture. The Government Accountability Office must identify: (1) the types of equipment throughout the production value chain that are most likely to have high leak rates, and (2) voluntary efforts on replacing or monitoring those types of equipment.
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Filing registrants (4)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015; provisions related to Waters of the United States (WOTUS) HR 4265: Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015; provisions related to emissions S. 638: Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; provisions related to National Ambient Air Quality Standards S. 751: Clean Air Strong Economies (CASE) Act; provisions related to ozone S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing S. 1239: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under the Act; provisions related to renewable energy S. 1548: American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 1601: Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment (SAFE) Act; provisions related to climate policy S. 1817: Smarter Regs Act of 2015; provisions related to ozone S. 2072: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under voluntary early action compact plan; provisions related to designations timing S. 2076: Super Pollutants Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2305: Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2399: Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015; provisions related to climate information and revenue and funding S. 2841: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act; provisions related to energy exploration S. 2882: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; provisions related to energy S. 3038: Coastal Coordination Act of 2016; provisions related to energy production SJR 22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; provisions related to Waters of the United States Discussions related to BLM Proposed Venting and Flaring Rules; all provisions Discussions related to climate policy Discussions related to 2017 Fiscal Year Continuing Resolution; provisions related to energy Discussions related to Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); all provisions Discussions related to National Marine Sanctuaries designations and expansions; provisions related to energy Discussions related to plasticizers
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $3,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hydrofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations. S. 2076 (Super Pollutants Act of 2015), H.R. 508 (SUPER Act of 2015).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol (including he Kigali amendment) and United Nations supporting language and the Paris Agreement. Issues related to natural gas. Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA risk management program regulations and EPA corrosivity regulations. H.R. 1321 - Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 monitor implementation and related issues. S. 2076 - Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015; S. 1014, Personal Care Products Safety Act and H.R. 4075, Cosmetic Modernization Amendments.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015; provisions related to Waters of the United States (WOTUS) HR 4265: Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015; provisions related to emissions HR 4775: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; all provisions HR 5055: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to regulations HR 5393: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to regulations HR 5538: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 638: Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; provisions related to National Ambient Air Quality Standards S. 751: Clean Air Strong Economies (CASE) Act; provisions related to ozone S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing S. 1239: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under the Act; provisions related to renewable energy S. 1548: American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 1601: SAFE Act; provisions related to climate policy S. 1817: Smarter Regs Act of 2015; provisions related to ozone S. 2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; all provisions S. 2072: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under voluntary early action compact plan; provisions related to designations timing S. 2076: Super Pollutants Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2305: Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2399: Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015; provisions related to climate information and revenue and funding S. 2841: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act; provisions related to energy exploration S. 2882: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; provisions related to energy S. 3038: Coastal Coordination Act of 2016; provisions related to energy production SJR 22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; provisions related to Waters of the United States Discussions related to BLM Proposed Venting and Flaring Rules; all provisions Discussions related to climate policy Discussions related to EPA proposed methane rules General discussions related to environmental issues Discussions related to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sediment remediation
Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Hydro fluorocarbons, H.R. 5538, S.2076
Client expense: $2,027,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hydrofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations. S. 2076 (Super Pollutants Act of 2015), H.R. 508 (SUPER Act of 2015).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Hydro fluorocarbons, H.R. 5538, S.2076
Client expense: $2,027,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol and United Nations supporting language. Issues related to natural gas. Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA risk management program regulations and EPA corrosivity regulations. H.R. 1321 - Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 monitor implementation and related issues. S. 2076 - Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015; S. 1014, Personal Care Products Safety Act and H.R. 4075, Cosmetic Modernization Amendments.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H Con Res 89: Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy; all provisions HR 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015; provisions related to Waters of the United States (WOTUS) HR 4265: Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015; provisions related to emissions S. 638: Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; provisions related to National Ambient Air Quality Standards S. 751: Clean Air Strong Economies (CASE) Act; provisions related ozone S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing S. 1239: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under the Act; provisions related to renewable energy S. 1548: American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 1601: SAFE Act; provisions related to climate policy S. 1817: Smarter Regs Act of 2015; provisions related to ozone S. 2072: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under voluntary early action compact plan; provisions related to designations timing S. 2076: Super Pollutants Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2305: Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2399: Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015; provisions related to climate information and revenue and funding S. 2841: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act; provisions related to energy exploration S. 2882: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; provisions related to energy S. 3038: Coastal Coordination Act of 2016; provisions related to offshore energy production SJR 22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; provisions related to Waters of the United States Discussions related to BLM Proposed Venting and Flaring Rules; all provisions Discussions related to climate policy Discussions related to FY17 Interior Appropriations Bill; provisions related energy Discussions related to FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill; provisions related to energy Discussions related to EPA proposed methane rules
2016 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol. Issues related to natural gas. Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA risk management program regulations and EPA corrosivity regulations. H.R. 1321 - Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 monitor implementation and related issues. S. 2076 - Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015; S. 1014, Personal Care Products Safety Act and H.R. 4075, Cosmetic Modernization Amendments.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015; provisions related to Waters of the United States (WOTUS) HR 4265: Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015; provisions related to emissions S. 638: Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; provisions related to National Ambient Air Quality Standards S. 751: Clean Air Strong Economies (CASE) Act; provisions related ozone S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing S. 1239: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under the Act; provisions related to renewable energy S. 1548: American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 1601: SAFE Act; provisions related to climate policy S. 2072: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under voluntary early action compact plan; provisions related to designations timing S. 2076: Super Pollutants Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2305: Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2399: Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015; provisions related to climate information and taxes SJR 22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; provisions related to Waters of the United States Discussions related to EPA proposed methane rules
2016 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol. Issues related to natural gas. Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA risk management program regulations. H.R. 1321 - Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 monitor implementation and related issues. S. 2076 - Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015; provisions related to Waters of the United States (WOTUS) HR 4265: Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015; provisions related to emissions S. 638: Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; provisions related to National Ambient Air Quality Standards S. 751: Clean Air Strong Economies (CASE) Act; provisions related air quality standards S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing S. 1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act; provisions related to Waters of the United States S. 1239: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under the Act; provisions related to renewable energy S. 1548: American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 1601: SAFE Act; provisions related to climate policy S. 2072: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under voluntary early action compact plan; provisions related to designations timing S. 2076: Super Pollutants Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy S. 2132: An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016; provisions related to environmental language S. 2305: Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2015; provisions related to climate policy Discussions related to National Environmental Policy Act guidance Discussions related to climate policy
Client expense: $2,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol. Issues related to natural gas. Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA Solid Waste regulations. H.R. 1321 - Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015. S. 2076 - Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Energy Savings Performance Contracts, Energy Policy, DOE Appliance Standards, EPA SNAP Program, Clean Power Plan, R-22 Loophole, Residential Furnace Efficiency Standards, Federal Government Energy Efficiency Goals, HR 8, S 2012, Title VI section 608, S 2076
Client expense: $2,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol Issues related to natural gas Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA Solid Waste regulations H.R. 1321, Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 S. 2076, Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015
Client expense: $78,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $2,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $3,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office