Thursday, April 18, 2002
Environment, Seven Member Rule

'Seven Member Rule' Request for EPA Power Plant Emissions Data

Pursuant to the 'Seven Member Rule,' eighteen Committee members requested that the Environmental Protection Agency release modeling data on power plant emissions. The 'Seven Member Rule' is a statute that states "an Executive agency, on request of the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, or of any seven members thereof . . . shall submit any information requested of it relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee."