| Vote Explanations |
| Rep. Farenthold votes to curb the EPA’s regulatory power and express disapproval of the White House’s effort to waive aspects of the 1996 welfare reform |
| Friday, September 21, 2012 |
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H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act Summary: On Friday, the House passed the Stop the War on Coal Act to check the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) costly job-killing regulations in order to protect jobs, keep energy affordable and prevent the premature closure of coal plants. This Act limits surface mining regulations and requires regulatory analysis and a cumulative cost analysis of EPA’s rules. H.R. 3409 gives states the power to regulate coal ash and turns the power for setting Clean Water Act water quality standards from the EPA to the states. Passed the House by a vote of 233-175
Summary: On Thursday, the House passed H.J. Res. 118 to express Congress’s disapproval of the Obama Administration’s regulatory effort that will waive the work requirements of the 1996 welfare reform law, preserve critical reforms that have helped life millions of American families out of poverty and to hold the Obama Administration accountable. Passed the House by a vote of 250-164 |
