3.0.0 7250 2021-06-07T20:07:19Z 2021-06-07T20:07:19Z House H HR 2008-10-02 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-10-02T20:00:14Z Referred to 2008-10-02T16:00:25Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-10-02T16:00:35Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-10-02T16:00:30Z 2008-10-02 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2008-10-02 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Science and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2008-10-02 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Science and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-10-02 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Science and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-02 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Science and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-10-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2008-10-02 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-10-02 True O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2008-10-02 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Arctic and polar regions Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Endangered and threatened species Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International law and treaties Mammals Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Environmental Protection 00 2008-10-02 Introduced in House 2009-01-08T19:56:51Z Arctic Climate Preservation Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) conduct a study of black carbon and organic carbon emissions; and (2) propose regulations under the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of black carbon. Defines "black carbon" as the strongly light absorbing component of carbonaceous aerosols.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the amount, type, and direction of all U.S. foreign aid for reducing black carbon pollution.

States the policy of the United States with respect to international agreements and treaties relating to the reduction of black carbon emissions, protection of the Arctic environment, the the threat to polar bears from global warming, human rights under the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, and the reduction of shipping pollution through domestic means and through the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships (MARPOL).

]]> Arctic Climate Preservation Act Short Titles as Introduced Arctic Climate Preservation Act Display Title Arctic Climate Preservation Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions and to reduce global black carbon emissions. Introduced in House 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7250ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7250ih.xml 2008-10-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.