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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4036 
To prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse 
gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and 
Russia implement similar reductions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2015 
Mr. FLEMING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other 
greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States 
until China, India, and Russia implement similar reduc-
tions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) in 1997, the Senate adopted Senate Resolu-
tion 98, 105th Congress, agreed to July 25, 1997, 
which expressed the sense of the Senate that the 
United States should not accept any agreement that 
would mandate new commitments to limit or reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions by developed countries un-
less the agreement also mandated new specific 
scheduled commitments to limit or reduce green-
house gas emissions by developing countries within 
the same compliance period; and 
(2) the Administrator continues to move for-
ward with the regulation of carbon dioxide emis-
sions, however, the People’s Republic of China, 
India, and the Russian Federation do not impose 
similar regulations on carbon dioxide emissions. 
SEC. 3. CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IN CHINA, INDIA, 
AND RUSSIA. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator or the head of any other Federal agency or 
department shall not regulate or continue to implement 
or enforce any regulations, proposals, or actions estab-
lishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions re-
ductions until the Administrator, the Administrator of the 
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Energy Information Agency, and the Secretary of Com-
merce certify in writing that— 
(1) the People’s Republic of China, India, and 
the Russian Federation have proposed, implemented, 
and enforced measures requiring carbon dioxide and 
other greenhouse gas emissions reductions; and 
(2) the reductions described in paragraph (1) 
are substantially similar to the carbon dioxide and 
other greenhouse gas emission reductions proposed 
by the Administrator or the head of any other Fed-
eral agency or department for the United States. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL. 
Any regulation, proposal, or action in effect before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, but before 
the date on which the certification under section 3 is 
made, that requires any carbon dioxide or other green-
house gas emissions reduction shall have no force or effect. 
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