ACES Passed Today 219-212 – Next Step Senate
The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), which passed on a 219-212 vote, now moves to the Senate, where experts predict another battle.
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House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change
House Passes Landmark Climate Change Bill, Now Heads to Senate
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1. H.R.2371 : To use tradable greenhouse gas emission allowances under the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 to provide assistance to residential and commercial consumers of home heating oil and propane in reducing the effective costs of such fuels through State programs to deliver cost-effective efficiency programs and other consumer assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [CT-5] (introduced 5/12/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2. H.R.2454 : To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 5/15/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs; House Financial Services; House Education and Labor; House Science and Technology; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Natural Resources; House Agriculture; House Ways and Means
House Reports: 111-137 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 587 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2454 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 2998 , modified by an amendment printed in part A of this report shall be considered as adopted.
3. H.R.2998 : To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 6/23/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs; House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Education and Labor; House Science and Technology; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Natural Resources; House Agriculture; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Education and Labor, Science and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Meet Lindsey Graham, the consevative gamechanger who just made a climate bill likely
Graham last week said he is working to contain any potential political fallout that comes from him working with Democrats on an energy and climate bill.
“I need the nuclear people to say that the title that Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have come up with is a good one,” the senator said. “I need business people to say we can comply with these emission standards given the things Congress has set aside from us. And I need the energy independence, national security operatives to say this is a breakthrough in energy independence. And I need the environmentalists to say this emission control standard is reasonable.”
-Lindsey Graham