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Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019

Introduced: April 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019

This bill imposes a fee on the carbon content of fuels, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product derived from those fuels that will be used so as to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels and is equal to the greenhouse gas content of the fuel multiplied by the carbon fee rate. The rate begins at $15 in 2019, increases by $10 each year, and is subject to further adjustments based on the progress in meeting specified emissions reduction targets. The bill also imposes a specified fee on fluorinated greenhouse gases.

The bill includes

  • exemptions for fuels used for agricultural or nonemitting purposes,
  • exemptions for fuels used by the Armed Forces,
  • rebates for facilities that capture and sequester carbon dioxide, and
  • border adjustment provisions that require certain fees or refunds for carbon-intensive products that are exported or imported.

The fees must be deposited into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund and used for administrative expenses and dividend payments to U.S. citizens or lawful residents. The fees must be decommissioned when emissions levels and monthly dividend payments fall below specified levels.

The bill also suspends certain regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions. The suspensions expire if the emissions targets established by this bill are not reached after a specified time period.

What's happening now January 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 58
All 58 Democratic 49
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Dec 17, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Dec 14, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 5, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 12, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 8, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Oct 29, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 26, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 24, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 30, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 19, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 11, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 11, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 10, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· May 28, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· May 28, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 23, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 20, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 9, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 7, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 18, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Apr 10, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Mar 27, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 26, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2019
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 8, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 763: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-763/
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