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S. 163 113th Congress Senate

A bill to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.

Introduced: January 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAsiaChina
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Climate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresIndiaRussia
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 28, 2013
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 Latest action January 28, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the head of any other federal agency from implementing or enforcing any regulations, proposals, or actions establishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions reductions until the Administrator, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, and the Secretary of Commerce certify in writing that the People's Republic of China, India, and the Russian Federation have proposed, implemented, and enforced measures requiring substantially similar reductions.

Nullifies any regulation, proposal, or action in effect before such certification is made that requires any carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 163: A bill to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-163/
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"S. 163: A bill to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-163/.
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S. 163, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-163/.
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