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Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

Introduced: December 9, 2010 See on congress.gov

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Dec 9, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Dec 9, 2010

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - Prohibits any funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program; or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after January 1, 2011.

Defines: (1) "cap-and-trade program" as any regulatory program established after the date of enactment of this Act that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases; and (2) "greenhouse gas" to include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas.

What's happening now December 9, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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