[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1438 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1438

To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or 
 program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate 
    change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted 
                         directly by livestock.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2009

 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or 
 program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate 
    change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted 
                         directly by livestock.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF IMPOSITION OF FEE OR TAX ON GASEOUS EMISSIONS 
              BY LIVESTOCK.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in carrying out any Act 
or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate 
change, no Federal agency or official shall impose a fee or tax on 
gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock.
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