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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 472 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental 

to the economy of the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2016 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

COATS, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. ENZI, Mr. HATCH, 

Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. 

MCCONNELL, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. 

SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. THUNE, Mr. VITTER, and Mr. WICKER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Finance 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would 

be detrimental to the economy of the United States. 

Whereas a carbon tax is a Federal tax on carbon released 

from fossil fuels; 

Whereas a carbon tax would increase energy prices, including 

the price of gasoline, electricity, natural gas, and home 

heating oil; 

Whereas a carbon tax would cause families and consumers to 

pay more for essential items such as food, gasoline, and 

electricity; 


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Whereas a carbon tax would cause the greatest hardship for 

the poor, the elderly, and individuals living on fixed incomes; 

Whereas a carbon tax would lead to more jobs and businesses 

moving overseas; 

Whereas a carbon tax would lead to less economic growth; 

Whereas families in the United States would be harmed the 

most from a carbon tax; 

Whereas, according to the Energy Information Administration, fossil fuels have made up not less than 80 percent 

of the total energy consumption of the United States 

since 1990; 

Whereas a carbon tax would increase the cost of every good 

that is manufactured in the United States; 

Whereas a carbon tax would impose disproportionate burdens 

on certain industries, jobs, States, and geographic regions and would further restrict the global competitiveness of the United States; 

Whereas the ingenuity of the United States has led to innovations in energy exploration and development and has increased production of domestic energy resources on private and State-owned land, which has created significant 

job growth and private capital investment; 

Whereas the energy policy of the United States should encourage continued private sector innovation and development and not increase the existing tax burden on manufacturers; 

Whereas the production of the energy resources of the United 

States increases the ability of the United States to maintain a competitive advantage in the global economy; 


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Whereas a carbon tax would reduce the global competitiveness of the United States and would encourage development abroad in countries that do not impose that exorbitant tax burden; and 

Whereas Congress and the President should focus on progrowth solutions that encourage increased development of 

domestic resources: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that a 

2 carbon tax— 

3 (1) would be detrimental to families and busi4 nesses in the United States; and 

5 (2) is not in the best interest of the United 

6 States. 

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