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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 472 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.

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                   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

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                               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;
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;
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 pro-growth solutions that 
        encourage increased development of domestic resources: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax--
            (1) would be detrimental to families and businesses in the 
        United States; and
            (2) is not in the best interest of the United States.
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