,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ei  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #h1 #bjac,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1   
,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1  
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4     
,smith of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mr4 
,rogers of ,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,terry1 ,mr4 
,stivers1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mrs4          
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,thompson  
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4      
,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mr4    
,barr7 submitted the following          
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,concurrent ,,resolution
  ,expressing the sense of ,congress    
that the ,environmental ,protection     
,agency should hold public listening    
sessions on regulations targeting carbon
 dioxide emissions from existing power  
plants in those ,states most directly   
impacted by the potential regulations4  
,whereas coal provides affordable1      
reliable energy that provides low-cost  

electricity to individuals and          
businesses across the country2 ,whereas 
nearly #dj percent of all electricity   
generated in the ,united ,states comes  
from coal2 ,whereas the #ae ,states with
 the highest percentage of electricity  
generated from coal in #bjab were ,west 
,virginia1 ,kentucky1 ,wyoming1         
,indiana1 ,missouri1 ,north ,dakota1    
,utah1 ,nebraska1 ,new ,mexico1 ,ohio1  
,colorado1 ,kansas1 ,iowa1 ,montana1 and
 ,wisconsin2 ,whereas ,president ,obama 
announced on ,june #be1 #bjac1 that the 
,environmental ,protection ,agency would
 promulgate regulations targeting       
greenhouse gas emissions from existing  
coal-fired power plants with a proposed 
rule to be released in ,june #bjad and a
 final rule adopted in ,june #bjae2     
,whereas1 on ,september #cj1 #bjac1 the 
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
announced the public listening sessions 
on rulemaking targeting greenhouse gas  
emissions from existing coal-fired power
 plants would be held in ,boston1       

,massachusetts2 ,new ,york ,city1 ,new  
,york2 ,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania2    
,atlanta1 ,georgia2 ,denver1 ,colorado2 
,lenexa1 ,kansas2 ,san ,francisco1      
,california2 ,washington1 ,,dc2 ,dallas1
 ,texas2 ,seattle1 ,washington2 and     
,chicago1 ,illinois2 ,whereas the       
,environmental ,protection ,agency's    
announcement of the listening sessions  
states that the feedback from these #aa 
public listening sessions will play an  
important role in helping ,,epa develop 
smart1 cost-effective guidelines that   
reflect the latest and best information 
available2 ,whereas none of the #aa     
public listening sessions announced by  
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
will be held in one of the #aj ,states  
with the highest percentage of          
electricity generated from coal2        
,whereas none of the #aa public         
listening sessions announced by the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency will 
be held in one of the top #c            
coal-producing ,states2 ,whereas the #aj

 ,states and the ,district of ,columbia 
where public listening sessions will be 
held generate an average of #bf percent 
of their electricity from coal2 ,whereas
 regulatory efforts that could lead to  
the retirement of additional coal-fired 
power plants would have a               
disproportionate impact on jobs1 utility
 rates1 and the overall economy in      
,states that rely on coal for a higher  
percentage of electricity generation2   
,whereas the ,environmental ,protection 
,agency should use its public listening 
sessions to hear the potential impact of
 its regulatory actions in those ,states
 where the regulatory impact would be   
the greatest2 and ,whereas the          
,environmental ,protection ,agency's    
stated goal of using the listening      
sessions to help ,,epa develop smart1   
cost-effective guidelines cannot be     
achieved by excluding the views of      
residents in those ,states that rely    
most heavily on coal for electricity    
generation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that

 it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 public listening sessions on       
rulemaking targeting carbon dioxide     
emissions from existing power plants    
should be held in each of the fifteen   
,states with the highest percentage of  
electricity generated by coal in #bjab  
7,west ,virginia1 ,kentucky1 ,wyoming1  
,indiana1 ,missouri1 ,north ,dakota1    
,utah1 ,nebraska1 ,new ,mexico1 ,ohio1  
,colorado1 ,kansas1 ,iowa1 ,montana1 and
 ,wisconsin72 and  7#b7 such listening  
sessions should be held at a time and   
place that would maximize the ability of
 individuals to participate4