House · Roll call 428 · 1st session · Aug. 1, 2013 A vote to agree to an amendment to H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

H.R. 1582 requires the EPA Administrator, before promulgating a final rule on the production, supply, distribution, or use of energy that is estimated to impose aggregate costs of more than $1 billion, to submit a report on costs and benefits, energy price increases, and employment effects. A Yes vote would add this amendment to the bill; a No vote would leave it out.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), before promulgating a final rule that regulates any aspect of the production, supply, distribution, or use of energy (or that provides for such regulation by state or local governments) and that is estimated by the Administrator or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to impose aggregate costs of more than $1 billion, to submit a report that contains: (1) an estimate of the total costs and benefits of the rule, (2) an estimate of the increases in energy prices that may result from implementation or enforcement of the rule, and (3) a detailed description of the employment effects that may result from implementation or enforcement of the rule.