To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles traveled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.
Public Law 104-70 · H.R. 325 · 104th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 23, 1995 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL-16)
Cosponsors (166): Rep. Bill Archer, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize a State in which all or part of a severe ozone nonattainment area is located to submit a plan revision requiring employers in such area to implement programs to reduce work-related vehicle trips and miles by employees. (Current law requires such States to submit such revision within two years of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.)
Authorizes such revision to require employers in such areas to increase average passenger occupancy per vehicle in commuting trips between home and workplace during peak travel periods. (Current law requires specified increases in average passenger occupancy.)
Authorizes any State required to submit such a revision under provisions in effect before the date of this Act's enactment to remove such provisions from the implementation plan, or withdraw its submission, subject to specified requirements, if the State notifies the Administrator that it has undertaken, or will undertake, alternative methods that will achieve emission reductions equivalent to those to be achieved by the removed or withdrawn provisions.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Health and Environment Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Dec 23, 1995Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-70.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 14, 1995PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 13, 1995FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 12, 1995FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered on the amendment and the bill without objection.
- Dec 7, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Nov 29, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Nov 16, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Feb 27, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jan 4, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.