Date: May 23, 1990
Subject: Clean Air Act Reauthorization
Description: Passage of the bill to amend the Clean Air Act to attain and maintain national ambient air quality standards, require reductions of emissions in motor vehicles, control toxic air pollutants, reduce acid rain, establish a system of federal permits and enforcement, and otherwise improve the quality of the nation's air. The Act could throw hundreds of thousands of people out of work for the sake of marginally reducing emissions, increase utility costs for consumers, increase the price of gasoline, reduce American competitiveness and put other burdensome costs and regulations on society.
Result: Bill Passed, 401-21
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