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HR 5796 113th Congress House

State's Choice Act of 2014

Official title: To give States the option of addressing emissions of greenhouse gases from existing stationary sources by pricing emissions.

Introduced: December 4, 2014 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Environmental regulatory proceduresIntergovernmental relationsSales and excise taxesState and local government operationsState and local taxation
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Dec 12, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Dec 4, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 4, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 12, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State's Choice Act of 2014 - Requires Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations issued under the Clean Air Act on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from an existing stationary source to give states the option to impose a carbon tax for those emissions instead of, or in conjunction with, applying a standard of performance.

Requires the carbon tax to be an excise tax: (1) on emissions of GHGs, or on a fossil fuel based on emissions of any GHG that will result from the use of the fossil fuel; (2) that is no less than 20 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015; and (3) that increases in each subsequent year by no less than 4% above inflation.

Requires the EPA to: (1) evaluate a state's carbon tax in 2025 to determine whether the tax and other relevant state measures will achieve by the end of 2030 the goals of the regulation that is replaced by the tax, and (2) require the state to increase the tax if it will not achieve those goals.

Prohibits availability of the option to impose a carbon tax to states that:

  • are materially undermining the effectiveness of the tax in decreasing GHG emissions through other policy changes, or
  • that have not complied with any EPA requirement to increase the tax.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5796: State's Choice Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5796/
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