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HR 85 No Carbon Tax Act of 2014
Topic Started: 22 Jun 2013, 12:40 PM (278 Views)
Heather Holson
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48 hours for voting

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Mr. WOODWARD of Colorado, Ms HOLLINGSWORTH of Georgia, Mr. KENSINGTON of North Carolina and Mr. LUCAS of Texas in THE HOUSE on behalf of Mr BRENNINGER of New Mexico in THE SENATE with thanks to Mr. RAHALL of West Virginia submits..

A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from devising or implementing a carbon tax.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘No Carbon Tax Act of 2014’

SEC. 2. CARBON TAX PROHIBITION.

(a) In General- The Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency are prohibited from devising or implementing a carbon tax.

(b) Definition- For purposes of this section, the term ‘carbon tax’ means--

(1) a tax, fee, or price on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or

(2) a tax, fee, or price on coal, natural gas, or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be generated through the fuel’s combustion.

Plain English Summary:

This bill prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury or the EPA from devising or implementing a Carbon Tax.
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JMJ
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Change vote to NAY ((Sorry!))
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Mila Clarke
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I like potatos
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Adam Lawrence
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Nay
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Heather Holson
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By a vote of 384-51 this legislation passes the United States House of Representatives.
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