IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 86 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
to the United States economy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2024 
Mr. ZINKE (for himself, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. BOST, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. CRENSHAW, 
Mr. PERRY, Mr. OGLES, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. MILLER
of West Virginia, Mr. CAREY, Mr. 
LANGWORTHY, and Mr. PFLUGER) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
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 elec-
tricity; 
Whereas a carbon tax will fall hardest on the poor, the elder-
ly, and those on fixed incomes; 
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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 Administra-
tion, the share of energy consumption during 2023 in the 
United States that was derived from fossil fuels was ap-
proximately 80 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 re-
gions and would further restrict the global competitive-
ness of the United States; 
Whereas American ingenuity has led to innovations in energy 
exploration and development and has increased produc-
tion 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 en-
courage continued private sector innovation and develop-
ment and not increase the existing tax burden on manu-
facturers; 
Whereas the production of American energy resources in-
creases the ability of the United States to maintain a 
competitive advantage in today’s global economy; 
Whereas a carbon tax would reduce America’s global competi-
tiveness and would encourage development abroad in 
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countries that do not impose this exorbitant tax burden; 
and 
Whereas the Congress and the President should focus on pro- 
growth solutions that encourage increased development of 
domestic resources: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that a carbon 
tax would be detrimental to American families and busi-
nesses, and is not in the best interest of the United States. 
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