IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 41 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
to the United States economy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2019 
Mr. SCALISE (for himself and Mr. MCKINLEY) submitted the following concur-
rent 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; 
Whereas a carbon tax will lead to more jobs and businesses 
moving overseas; 
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•HCON 41 IH 
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 2017 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 
countries that do not impose this exorbitant tax burden; 
and 
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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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