US HB4768 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase or sale of any good or service for a high carbon intensity project that: (1) is designed to generate electricity, and (2) if completed would produce at least 500 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by the project.
Title
To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
Subjects
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Government lending and loan guarantees
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Government lending and loan guarantees
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4768/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4768/BILLS-113hr4768ih.pdf |
