[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3626 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3626

To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used 
 to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2015

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, 
  Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Olson, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. 
 Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Black, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Latta) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used 
 to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Affordable Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF FUNDING FOR CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM, AND OTHER 
              REQUIREMENTS, FOR GREENHOUSE GASES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency may be used to implement or enforce--
            (1) a cap-and-trade program; or
            (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to 
        emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary 
        sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, including--
                    (A) any such requirement under section 111 of the 
                Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) or part C of title I of 
                such Act (42 U.S.C. 7470 et seq.), including the final 
                rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines 
                for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
                Generating Units'' signed by the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency on August 3, 2015, and 
                any requirement for a State to adopt or submit a plan, 
                or for a State or entity within a State to become 
                subject to a Federal plan, pursuant to such final rule; 
                and
                    (B) any such permitting requirement under the Clean 
                Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``cap-and-trade program'' means any regulatory 
        program established after the date of enactment of this Act 
        that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a 
        limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or 
        more greenhouse gases.
            (2) The term ``greenhouse gas'' includes, with respect to a 
        cap-and-trade program under subsection (a)(1) or a requirement 
        under subsection (a)(2), any of the following:
                    (A) Carbon dioxide.
                    (B) Methane.
                    (C) Nitrous oxide.
                    (D) Sulfur hexafluoride.
                    (E) Hydrofluorocarbons.
                    (F) Perfluorocarbons.
                    (G) Any other anthropogenic gas designated as a 
                greenhouse gas for purposes of such cap-and-trade 
                program or such requirement.
            (3) The term ``stationary source'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 111(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7411(a)(3)).
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