3.0.0 2911 2023-01-11T13:25:24Z 2023-01-11T13:25:24Z Senate S S 2014-09-18 113 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2014-12-02T19:15:00Z Referred to 2014-09-19T01:12:12Z 2014-12-02 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-796. Committee 2014-09-18 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2014-09-18 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2014-09-18 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2014-09-18 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2014-09-18 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2014-09-18 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2014-09-18 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2014-09-18 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2014-09-18 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2014-09-18 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2014-09-18 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2014-12-09 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Air quality Arctic and polar regions Asia China Climate change and greenhouse gases Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Energy efficiency and conservation Energy prices Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Environmental technology Foreign aid and international relief Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances India International law and treaties Lighting, heating, cooling Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Motor fuels Motor vehicles Oil and gas Pipelines Transportation costs Environmental Protection 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-27T20:33:13Z Super Pollutants Act of 2014 - Establishes requirements for agencies to evaluate, mitigate, reduce, and report on the following short-lived climate pollutant emissions (non-carbon dioxide pollutants that contribute to global warming even though they stay in the atmosphere for only a short time): black carbon (soot emissions that absorb sunlight, reduce the reflectivity of snow and ice when deposited on them, and generate heat), methane, and high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons (high-GWP HFC).

Requires the President to establish the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation to address these pollutants through an action plan.

Directs the Department of State to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce black carbon emissions from international shipping.

Requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to prioritize black carbon mitigation activities as part of aid distribution activities.

Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the availability of high-GWP HFC alternatives.

Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the manufacture of any uncharged hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22 air-conditioning condensing equipment for residential use. Requires the EPA to determine whether the sale of R-134a automotive air-conditioning recharge kits to consumers represents an environmentally significant source of high-GWP HFC emissions.

Requires the State Department, the DOE, the EPA, and the Department of Commerce to provide other countries with technical guidance on containing emissions from gas drilling, landfills, coal mining, and agriculture.

Directs the EPA to establish an inspection and maintenance program for equipment that has high leak rates of methane gas.

]]> Super Pollutants Act of 2014 Display Title Super Pollutants Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Super Pollutants Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2911is/xml/BILLS-113s2911is.xml 2014-12-02 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-796. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.