H.R.153 - Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

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. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Ensuring Affordable Energy Act as introduced.
  • Official: 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. as introduced.

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Ted Poe

R-TX

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Official Summary

1/5/2011--Introduced.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 requirem

Official Summary

1/5/2011--Introduced.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 January 1, 2011. 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.

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  • Natural Resources Defense Council
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01/10/11
Protecting the Public or Big Business? Battle Lines are Drawn

Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced a bill, HR 153 (text not yet available online), that would prohibit EPA from spending money on regulations that limit greenhouse ...

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01/06/11
New Bills Introduced in Congress

...efficiency H.R.97 – To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes H.R.153 : To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade

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01/23/12
Shift Five: Indoor bike 30:00 avg HR 153

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01/19/12
Whos of Who-cester: FY13 questions

supporting HR 153. Biancheria: asks for difference between vocational and regular ed student will come with governor's budget are we getting more buses? contractual increase plus buses already added this year no new ...

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12/28/11
POPVOX - What You Told Congress in 2011 (TOP 50 BILLS ON ...

Bill #31H.R. 153: Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - "To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases". H.R. 153 has not received a ...

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