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.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 621 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 621
To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used
to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2013
Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Latta, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, and Mrs. Black) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used
to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases,
and for other purposes.
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 ``Ensuring Affordable Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF FUNDING FOR CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM FOR GREENHOUSE
GASES.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency may be 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, including--
(A) any such requirement under section 111 of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) or part C of title I of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 7470 et seq.); and
(B) any such permitting requirement under the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The term ``cap-and-trade program'' means 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.
(2) The term ``greenhouse gas'' includes, with respect to a
cap-and-trade program under subsection (a)(1) or a requirement
under subsection (a)(2), any of the following:
(A) Carbon dioxide.
(B) Methane.
(C) Nitrous oxide.
(D) Sulfur hexafluoride.
(E) Hydrofluorocarbons.
(F) Perfluorocarbons.
(G) Any other anthropogenic gas designated as a
greenhouse gas for purposes of such cap-and-trade
program or such requirement.
(3) The term ``stationary source'' has the meaning given
such term in section 111(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7411(a)(3)).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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