[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 23 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 23

Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
                  to the economy of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 26, 2023

 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Risch, 
 Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
    Rounds, Mr. Budd, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cruz, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                        the Committee on Finance

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
                  to the economy of the United States.

Whereas a carbon tax is a regressive domestic Federal tax on carbon dioxide 
        released in the United States;
Whereas a carbon tax will--

    (1) discourage manufacturing and energy production in the United 
States;

    (2) lead to more jobs and businesses moving overseas;

    (3) lead to less economic growth;

    (4) restrict the global competitiveness of the United States; and

    (5) primarily harm the working-class families of the United States;

Whereas the ingenuity of the United States in energy development practices has 
        increased the availability of the energy resources of the United States 
        and lowered the pollution associated with extracting and producing these 
        energy resources;
Whereas the energy policy of the United States should encourage continued 
        private sector innovation and development and not increase the existing 
        tax burden on manufacturers;
Whereas the production of the energy resources of the United States projects 
        geopolitical strength and increases the ability of the United States to 
        maintain a competitive advantage in the global economy;
Whereas the loss of jobs and businesses to countries overseas--

    (1) serves to weaken the supply chain security of the United States; 
and

    (2) represents a threat to the economic security and economic and 
social development of the United States;

Whereas the only countries that stand to benefit as a result of the United 
        States implementing a carbon tax are countries that ignore responsible 
        development and lower prices of manufacturing by polluting without 
        consequence;
Whereas the United States most pressing strategic rival, China, stands to 
        benefit the most from the United States choosing to undercut domestic 
        industry through a carbon tax;
Whereas China, by far the world's largest polluter, accounts for approximately 
        30 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and subsidizes its exports 
        by not imposing or enforcing reasonable environmental or labor 
        standards;
Whereas, even without a carbon tax, manufacturers in the United States are 
        forced to compete with companies in China and elsewhere that face few 
        limits on how much they pollute;
Whereas, without a carbon tax, the United States, domestic energy producers, and 
        domestic manufacturers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions more than 
        any other economy since 2005;
Whereas a carbon tax would undercut the ability of manufacturers in the United 
        States to invest in further development and other efforts that would 
        continue to voluntarily reduce pollution in their operations;
Whereas it is inconceivable that the United States Government would punish the 
        workers and manufacturers of the United States with a carbon tax despite 
        the United States standing as a global leader in relation to the 
        environmental performance of its industry;
Whereas the loss of jobs and businesses to countries overseas serves to result 
        in greater pollution;
Whereas more production in the United States is also a benefit to the 
        environment by preventing the expansion of less efficient production in 
        other countries like China;
Whereas anti-carbon tax, pro-growth solutions can reverse the trend of the 
        people of the United States being left behind economically; and
Whereas the Congress and the President should focus on pro-growth solutions that 
        encourage increased development of domestic resources: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
to the families and businesses of the United States while severely 
harming the economic and national security of the United States.
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