3.0.0 2603 2023-01-11T13:31:58Z 2023-01-11T13:31:58Z Senate S 2016-02-25 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-02-25T22:54:46Z CLEANUP Act 114 4630 HR 2016-02-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS 2016-02-25 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2016-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-02-25 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2016-03-17 False Environmental Protection Air quality Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental health Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government buildings, facilities, and property Government trust funds Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Motor vehicles Poverty and welfare assistance Environmental Protection 00 2016-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2016-10-26T15:41:57Z Compensating Losses to the Environment from Automobiles with Noxious Undisclosed Pollution Act of 2016 or the CLEANUP Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to deny Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)credits to any automobile manufacturer that circumvents emission control requirements to obtain CAFE credits unlawfully. Manufacturers earn CAFE credits when the average fuel economy for a given annualfleet of vehicles exceeds the minimalrequiredCAFE standards.

Additionally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)is authorized to collect additional penalties from manufacturers that obtain CAFE credits unlawfully.

The bill also establishes an Air Quality RestorationTrust Fund funded with deposits from penalties NHTSA collects from manufacturers under this bill. The fund must be used solely forproviding grants to support specific programs that restore and improve air quality.

]]> CLEANUP Act Display Title CLEANUP Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to deny corporate average fuel economy credits obtained through a violation of law, establish an Air Quality Restoration Trust Fund within the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced CLEANUP Act Short Titles as Introduced Compensating Losses to the Environment from Automobiles with Noxious Undisclosed Pollution Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2603is/xml/BILLS-114s2603is.xml 2016-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.