Cut the Climate Czar’s Carbon Act

Bill: 118-hr-5019
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Cut the Climate Czar's Carbon Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the salary of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate or an employee working on behalf of the special envoy. The bill also specifies that no federal funds may be used for travel by the special envoy or any such employee unless the special envoy or employee personally pays for carbon offsets (i.e., offsetting emissions reductions) for such travel. </p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzQzNDU0NjE4NzIxNzIyODc5NzAxNjQ2Ijp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNDM0NTQ2MTg3MjE3MjI4Nzk3MDE2NDYiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl80MzQ1NDYxODcyMTcyMjg3OTcwMTY0NiIsImF1dGhvciI6InBsZXVuZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJwbGV1bmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiTWlub3IgY2xhcml0eSBlZGl0IiwiY3JlYXRlZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOC0wNVQxNzo0MTo0MS42NDVaIiwibW9kaWZpZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDgtMDVUMTc6NDE6NDEuNjQ1WiJ9XX19-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5019 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To limit the salaries and certain travel expenses of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cut the Climate Czar’s Carbon Act . 2. Limitation on salaries and certain travel expenses of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (a) Salary No Federal funds may be used for the salary of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate or any employee of the Executive Office of the President working for, or on behalf of, such Special Presidential Envoy. (b) Travel expenses No Federal funds may be used for the official travel of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate or any such employee unless the Special Presidential envoy or such employee purchases, using personal funds, offsetting emissions reductions for such travel.