,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjad ,mr4 
,da9es 7= himself & ,mr4 ,johnson (     
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,clean  
,air ,act to prohibit ! regulation (    
emissions ( c>bon dioxide f new or exi/+
 p[] plants "u c]ta9 circum/ances4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,coal ,jobs & ,af=dable ,en]gy          
,protection ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,am]ica 
has en\gh coal to la/ = #bjj ye>s4      
,today ?is abundant1 l[-co/1 & reliable 
res\rce g5]ates approximately #dj p]c5t 
( ! ,nation's electricity--m ?an any o!r
 en]gy s\rce4 ,b new e/imates %[ t      
because ( loom+ regulatory re/rictions1 
a l>ge numb] ( ,am]ica's coal-fir$      
plants w\ld be =c$ to close ov] ! next  
#f ye>s1 weak5+ ! reliability ( ! p[]   
grid1 increas+ ! price ( en]gy1 &       
depriv+ consum]s ( en\gh g5]at+ capacity

 to supply electricity to z _m z #ej    
million homes4  7#b7 ,consum]s %\ld n be
 =c$ to pay = unprov5 te*nology4 ,!     
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy's      
p]=mance /&>ds = new coal-fir$ p[]      
plants rely on c>bon capture & /orage   
te*nology t is n only unprov51 b also   
prohibitively exp5sive4 ,"o ,dep>tm5t ( 
,en]gy (ficial rec5tly told ,congress t 
implem5t+ ?is te*nology c\ld increase ! 
:olesale price ( electricity by z mu* z 
#hj p]c5t4  7#c7 ,high] en]gy prices hit
 ! poor h>d]4 ,policies t increase !    
price ( electricity tax ^? :o c lea/    
af=d x--eld]ly ,am]icans on fix$ incomes
 & l[-income families4 ,h\seholds )     
annual incomes at #ej1jjj or less       
already sp5d m ( _! budgets on en]gy ?an
 on food4 ,policies t hike ! price (    
electricity w h>m mo/ ^? already on     
tight budgets4  7#d7 ,m exp5sive        
electricity hurts ,am]ican indu/ry4     
,policies t produce high] & m volatile  
electricity co/s h>m _m ( ,am]ica's     
basic indu/ries1 damag+ _! ability to   

control co/s1 g5]ate pr(its1 & compete 9
 global m>kets4 ,= ! ,unit$ ,/ates /eel 
indu/ry1 = example1 a #a c5t increase 9 
! price ( electricity adds #dej million 
9 additional exp5se--money t won't be   
us$ to improve op]ations & increase     
employm5t4  7#e7 ,coal-fir$ p[] plants  
today are clean] & m effici5t ?an ev]   
be=e4 ,! coal plants ( ! #ba/ c5tury    
emit #dj p]c5t less c>bon dioxide ?an ! 
av]age #bj? c5tury coal plant1 & !      
te*nology is con/antly improv+4         
,policies t %ut d[n g5]at+ capacity &   
raise prices--r ?an nurture ! developm5t
 ( additional coal te*nologies--w only  
h>m all ( ! ,nation's en]gy us]s1       
families1 & bus9esses alike4  #c4       
,regulation ( emissions ( c>bon dioxide 
f new or exi/+ p[] plants  7a7          
,limitation on regulation ,! ,clean ,air
 ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#cab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfab7 ! foll[+3    
#cac4 ,limitation on regulation (       
emissions ( c>bon dioxide f new or exi/+
 p[] plants  7a7 ,def9ition ( new or    

exi/+ p[] plant ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
new or exi/+ p[] plant means a fossil   
fuel-fir$ p[] plant t comm5ces op]ation 
at any "t4  7b7 ,limitation ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law 7includ+           
regulations71 ! ,adm9i/rator may n      
promulgate any regulation or guidance t 
limits or prohibits any new c>bon       
dioxide emissions f a new or exi/+ p[]  
plant1 & no su* regulation or guidance  
%all h any =ce or effect1 until ! date  
on :i*--  7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor     
c]tifies to ! ,adm9i/rator t !          
regulation or guidance w n g5]ate any   
loss ( employm5t2  7#b7 ! ,director ( ! 
,congressional ,budget ,(fice c]tifies  
to ! ,adm9i/rator t ! regulation or     
guidance w n result 9 any loss 9 ! gross
 dome/ic product ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7#c7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,en]gy          
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration c]tifies to !  
,adm9i/rator t ! regulation or guidance 
w n g5]ate any increase 9 electricity   
rates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7 !      
,*airp]son ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory

 ,commission & ! ,presid5t ( ! ,nor?    
,am]ican ,electric ,reliability         
,corporation c]tify to ! ,adm9i/rator ! 
reliability ( electricity deliv]y "u !  
regulation or guidance4  4  7b7         
,te*nical correction ,! ,clean ,air ,act
 is am5d$ by r$esignat+ ! second section
 #cag 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfag7 7relat+ to  
economic impact assessm5t7 z section    
#cah4