No Carbon Tax Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1486
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2013-04-11
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Coal

Oil and gas

Sales and excise taxes
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>No Carbon Tax Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from devising or implementing a carbon tax. Defines &quot;carbon tax&quot; to mean a tax, fee, or price on: (1) emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or (2) coal, natural gas, or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be generated through the fuel's combustion.</p> <UL> </UL> <BR>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1486 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2013 Mr. Rahall 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 the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from devising or implementing a carbon tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Carbon Tax Act of 2013 . 2. Carbon tax prohibition (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency are prohibited from devising or implementing a carbon tax. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term carbon tax means— (1) a tax, fee, or price on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or (2) a tax, fee, or price on coal, natural gas, or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be generated through the fuel’s combustion.