Repeal the EPA rule on coal- and oil-fired power plant emissions so that the rule has no force or effect.

Troy Downing · Montana · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

The bill text shows Downing introduced H.R. 3870 to repeal an EPA rule on coal- and oil-fired power plants and states the rule "shall have no force or effect."

Downing introduced legislation to repeal an EPA rule affecting coal- and oil-fired power plants.

H.R.3870 - COAL POWER Act | Congress.gov
secondary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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EPA finalized repeal of specific May 7, 2024 MATS amendments for coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units, including the revised filterable particulate matter standard, PM CEMS compliance requirement, and revised lignite mercury standard. The final rule was effective April 27, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Federal Register rule shows the Biden-era 2024 coal- and oil-fired EGU MATS amendments were repealed and became legally effective during Downing's House term.

delivered same_term

Federal Register: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Downing announced the COAL POWER Act to roll back the 2024 Biden-era MATS rule to the first Trump Administration standard and state that the 2024 rule shall have no force or effect.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Downing took concrete legislative action toward the commitment by introducing a bill targeting the same 2024 coal- and oil-fired power plant emissions rule, though the subsequent delivery came through EPA final rulemaking rather than enacted legislation.

delivered same_term A for effort

Downing Introduces COAL POWER Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

The promised policy outcome was achieved: EPA finalized repeal of the relevant May 7, 2024 MATS amendments for coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units, with legal effect on April 27, 2026, during Downing's House term. Downing also introduced the COAL POWER Act targeting the same rule and stating it should have no force or effect, giving him some same-term federal-office contribution even though final delivery occurred through EPA rulemaking rather than enacted legislation.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%