US Congress House Bill 621 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 35)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - Prohibits any funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program; or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this Act. Defines: (1) "cap-and-trade program" as any regulatory program established after the date of enactment of this Act that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases; and (2) "greenhouse gas" to include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas.

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Trey Radel [R-FL]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2013-02-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/621/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr621/BILLS-113hr621ih.pdf