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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 24 

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

to the United States economy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2013 

Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. BACHUS, 

Mr. BARR, Mr. BARTON, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. 

BLACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. 

BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. 

CARTER, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COLLINS of 

Georgia, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CULBERSON, 

Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. DUNCAN of South 

Carolina, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 

GARDNER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. 

GOHMERT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. HALL, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. ISSA, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KING

of Iowa, Mr. KLINE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. 

LATTA, Mr. LONG, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 

MULVANEY, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. 

NUNNELEE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PITTENGER, 

Mr. PITTS, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. POSEY, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. RADEL, 

Mr. RENACCI, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. 

ROTHFUS, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of 

Texas, Mr. STEWART, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 

WEBER of Texas, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WILLIAMS, 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. YODER, and Mr. 

YOUNG of Indiana) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 


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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would 

be detrimental to the United States economy. 

Whereas a carbon tax is a Federal tax on carbon released 

from fossil fuels; 

Whereas a carbon tax will increase energy prices, including 

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

heating oil; 

Whereas a carbon tax will mean that families and consumers 

will pay more for essentials like food, gasoline, and electricity; 

Whereas a carbon tax will fall hardest on the poor, the elderly, and those on fixed incomes; 

Whereas a carbon tax will lead to more jobs and businesses 

moving overseas; 

Whereas a carbon tax will lead to less economic growth; 

Whereas American families will be harmed the most from a 

carbon tax; 

Whereas, according to the Energy Information Administration, in 2011, fossil fuels share of energy consumption 

was 82 percent; 

Whereas a carbon tax will increase the cost of every good 

manufactured in the United States; 

Whereas a carbon tax will impose disproportionate burdens 

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

Whereas American ingenuity has led to innovations in energy 

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tion of domestic energy resources on private and Stateowned land which has created significant job growth and 

private capital investment; 

Whereas United States energy policy should encourage continued private sector innovation and development and not 

increase the existing tax burden on manufacturers; 

Whereas the production of American energy resources increases the United States ability to maintain a competitive advantage in today’s global economy; 

Whereas a carbon tax would reduce America’s global competitiveness and would encourage development abroad in 

countries that do not impose this exorbitant tax burden; 

and 

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

domestic resources: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that a carbon 

3 tax would be detrimental to American families and busi4 nesses, and is not in the best interest of the United States. 

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