Legislative Tracker
The Georgetown Climate Center tracks federal legislation that affects adaptation, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and transportation policies. The Center also analyzes key legislation and identifies how pending bills could impact existing state policies and programs.
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Authorizes $109 billion for surface transportation programs for two years, an extension of current aggregated funding levels through fiscal year (FY) 2013. Funding for this bill would come from the Highway Trust Fund, but also requires an additional $10.5 billion in revenues and...
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Number | Sponsor | Status | Summary |
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Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 |
S. 2146 | Bingaman (D-NM) |
Introduced ( Mar 01 2012 ) |
Creates a federal clean energy standard covering renewables, natural gas, nuclear, some renewable biomass, new combined heat and power, and some energy efficiency improvements. |
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Electric Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011 (H.R. 1685) |
H.R. 1685 | Biggert (R-IL) |
Assigned to Committee ( May 13 2011 ) |
Bill promotes electric vehicles through funding for deployment communities, research, and a federal pilot program, reinstates previous levels of tax credits, and requires utility planning for EV infrastructure. Funding includes $300 million each for 10 deployment communities for... |
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Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (S. 482) *Georgetown Analysis Available |
S. 482 | Inhofe (R-OK) |
Rejected by Floor Vote ( Apr 06 2011 ) |
Prohibits EPA Administrator action regulating, relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas (GHG). Excludes GHGs from CAA §209(b) waiver authority for new motor vehicles after 2017. |
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EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act of 2011 (S. 231) *Georgetown Analysis Available |
S. 231 | Rockefeller (D-WV) |
Rejected by Floor Vote ( Aug 29 2011 ) |
Suspends for two years any EPA action under the Clean Air Act relating to carbon dioxide or methane as GHGs with respect to any stationary source. |
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H. Con. Res. 15 |
H. Con. Res. 15 | Christensen (D-VI) |
Assigned to Committee ( Oct 28 2011 ) |
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes. |
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House Amendment 148 |
H. AMDT. 148 | Hall (R-TX) |
Became Law ( Apr 15 2011 ) |
Prevents funding of a NOAA Climate Service as described in the ``Draft NOAA Climate Service Strategic Vision and Framework'' |
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Increasing the Number of Qualified Electric Vehicles Eligible for a Tax Credit (H.R. 500) |
H.R. 500 | Levin (D-MI) |
Assigned to Committee ( Jan 26 2011 ) |
The bill would increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of qualified plug-in electric vehicles eligible for the relevant tax credit. |
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Increasing the Number of Qualified Electric Vehicles Eligible for a Tax Credit (S. 232) |
S. 232 | Levin (D-MI) |
Assigned to Committee ( Jan 26 2011 ) |
The bill would increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of qualified plug-in electric vehicles eligible for the relevant tax credit. |
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Investing in Our Future Act of 2011 (H.R. 755) |
H.R. 755 | Stark (D-CA) |
Assigned to Committee ( Feb 17 2011 ) |
Among other tax and treasury provisions, the Act establishes a Global Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Trust Fund in the Treasury, funded by a new tax on currency transactions. |
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (S. 1813) *Georgetown Analysis Available |
S. 1813 | Boxer (D-CA) |
Passed Senate ( Mar 14 2012 ) |
Authorizes $109 billion for surface transportation programs for two years, an extension of current aggregated funding levels through fiscal year (FY) 2013. Funding for this bill would come from the Highway Trust Fund, but also requires an additional $10.5 billion in revenues and... |
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Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (S. 948) |
S. 948 | Merkley (D-OR) |
Assigned to Committee ( May 19 2011 ) |
Promotes EVs through funding for communities, DOE programs, federal and private fleet programs, and R&D. Requires utilities to plan for EV infrastructure. |
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S. Amdt. 277 |
S. Amdt. 277 | Stabenow (D-MI) |
Rejected by Floor Vote ( Apr 06 2011 ) |
Two-year delay of legal effect of any requirement, restriction, or limitation under the CAA relating to GHGs and indefinite exclusion of agricultural emissions from regulation; and a five-billion-dollar extension of the clean technology tax credit (§48(c) of the Internal Revenue Code). |