# 117-hr-6168: Future Generations Protection Act

117-hr-6168, Future Generations Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6168
- Congress: 117
- Title: Future Generations Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Introduced: 2021-12-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Future Generations Protection Act This bill prohibits (1) the emission of any greenhouse gas in any quantity from a new electric utility steam generating unit (i.e., certain power plants); (2) hydraulic fracturing on all onshore and offshore land in the United States; and (3) exports of domestically produced crude oil and natural gas, with specified exceptions.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6168 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6168)

## Related
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- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6005)
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