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H.R. 4142 116th Congress House

America Wins Act

Official title: To rebuild the Nation's infrastructure, provide a consumer rebate to the American people, assist coal country, reduce harmful pollution, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2019 Introduced by: John B. Larson Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Taxation Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditAir qualityAviation and airportsClimate change and greenhouse gases
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CoalEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment and training programsEnergy pricesEnvironmental technologyFloods and storm protectionGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax creditsInfrastructure developmentMiningNavigation, waterways, harborsOil and gasPoverty and welfare assistancePublic transitRailroadsRoads and highwaysSales and excise taxesSolid waste and recyclingTransportation programs fundingWater quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Aug 2, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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.
Aug 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 21, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America Wins Act

This bill imposes an excise tax on the carbon dioxide content of coal, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer and requires the revenues to be used for infrastructure, an energy refund program to provide payments to certain low-income households, and other purposes.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3311 Reintroduced Bill America Wins Act
  • HR 4209 Reintroduction of America Wins Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 14
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 13, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jan 13, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 9, 2019
Demings, Val
· Oct 11, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 2, 2019
Payne, Donald
· Aug 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4142: America Wins Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4142/
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"H.R. 4142: America Wins Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4142/.
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H.R. 4142, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4142/.
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