IV 
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 Arkan-
sas, Mr. HALL, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. HUD-
SON, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. ISSA, Ms. JEN-
KINS, 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 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; 
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, 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 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-
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tion of domestic energy resources on private and State- 
owned land which has created significant job growth and 
private capital investment; 
Whereas United States energy policy should encourage con-
tinued private sector innovation and development and not 
increase the existing tax burden on manufacturers; 
Whereas the production of American energy resources in-
creases the United States ability to maintain a competi-
tive 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 
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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