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HR 1337 111th Congress House

America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply.

Introduced: March 5, 2009 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Energy Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gases
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CoalEmployment taxesEnergy researchGovernment trust fundsIncome tax creditsInternational law and treatiesOil and gasResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSales and excise taxes
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 5, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 5, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Mar 5, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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 Latest action March 5, 2009

Referred to House Foreign Affairs

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on any taxable carbon substance sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Defines "taxable carbon substance" as: (1) coal (including lignite and peat); (2) petroleum and any petroleum products; and (3) natural gas that is extracted, manufactured, or produced in the United States, or entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing.

Establishes in the Treasury the America's Energy Security Trust Fund to finance research in clean energy technology, assist industries negatively affected by this Act, and provide carbon tax rebates to individual taxpayers.

Allows individual taxpayers a tax credit equal to carbon tax rebate amounts calculated by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the best methods to assess and collect taxes on non-carbon greenhouse gases.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should establish binding agreements with major greenhouse gas emitting nations to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 27, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1337: America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1337/
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"H.R. 1337: America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1337/.
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H.R. 1337, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1337/.
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