To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock.

Bill: 113-hr-4393
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2014-04-03
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Livestock

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Prohibits any federal agency or official from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2014 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock.

1. Prohibition of imposition of fee or tax on gaseous emissions by livestock Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, no Federal agency or official shall impose a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock.