# 117-hr-8395: EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022

117-hr-8395, EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8395
- Congress: 117
- Title: EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-07-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022 This bill provides that in identifying the best system of emission reduction for purposes of a standard performance under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources. Additionally, the bill provides that each determination in the Clean Power Plan (i.e., the final rule titled Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015) with respect to a best system of emission reduction is deemed as authorized.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8395 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8395)

## Related
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- [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-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
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