AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 2454), H7251 [24JN], H7672 [26JN]
Articles and editorials
Chu—All New Cars Should Have Flex-Fuel Capacity, H7624 [26JN]
Climate Bill Gives Billions to Foreign Foliage, H7460 [26JN]
Combat Hunger by Investing in Agricultural Development, H7454 [26JN]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (see H.R. 2454), H5671 [15MY]
Enact (H.R. 2454): consideration (see H. Res. 587), H7444 [25JN]
Factsheets
Provisions (H.R. 2454), H7632 [26JN]
Letters
Provisions: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7620 [26JN]
———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7619 [26JN]
———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H7619, H7620 [26JN]
———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7620 [26JN]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7619, H7620 [26JN]
Lists
Agricultural groups opposing H.R. 2454, provisions, H7627 [26JN]
Organizations supporting H.R. 2454, provisions, H7684 [26JN]
Remarks in House
Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H5694 [18MY], H5721, H5768, H5769, H5772-H5779 [19MY], H5805, H5806, H5864, H5880-H5889 [20MY], H5895, H5897, H5898, H5982 [21MY], H6018, H6063-H6070 [2JN], H6081, H6085-H6090, H6126 [3JN], H6159, H6160 [4JN], H6269, H6270, H6274 [8JN], H6312, H6314, H6317, H6318, H6327, H6336-H6341, H6343, H6344, H6395, H6398-H6400 [9JN], H6419, H6421, H6519, H6529 [10JN], H6542, H6543, H6544, H6598, H6600 [11JN], H6621, H6623 [12JN], H6782, H6785, H6799-H6803 [15JN], H6816, H6819 [16JN], H6908 [17JN], H7026, H7074 [19JN], H7113, H7117-H7121 [23JN], H7150, H7151, H7152 [24JN], H7255, H7256, H7257, H7396 [25JN], H7450, H7452, H7626, H7629-H7644, H7646-H7654, H7659, H7664, H7669-H7672, H7675-H7679, H7685, H7692 [26JN], H7710, H7733-H7738 [7JY], H8013, H8014 [13JY], H8035, H8059, H8060, H8069, H8070 [14JY], H8163 [15JY], H8288-H8293, H8296 [16JY], H8347 [17JY], H8360 [20JY], H8427, H8428, H8429, H8430, H8431, H8438, H8439, H8441, H8443, H8444, H8476-H8486 [21JY], H8687-H8693 [23JY], H8802 [24JY], H8886, H8901 [28JY], H8964 [29JY], H9192, H9193, H9195 [30JY], H9248 [31JY], H9652 [16SE], H9794 [22SE], H12348 [4NO], H13458 [2DE], H13510, H13514 [3DE], H13555, H13617, H13618, H13620, H13624 [8DE], H14809, H14811 [11DE], H15457, H15476, H15481 [16DE], E1324 [4JN], E1564 [24JN], E1574, E1631 [26JN], E1659 [7JY], E2923 [10DE]
———require the U.S. to come to agreement with India and China on emission reduction standards before implementing standards in the U.S., H7458 [26JN]
———suspend global warming pollution emission cap and trade program if unemployment reaches a certain level, H7460 [26JN]
Appropriations: revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H7694 [26JN]
CBO: tribute to staff, H7686 [26JN]
Clean Air Act: clarify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel standard and renewable electricity standard, H7662, H7663 [26JN]
———reduce mercury, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide emissions (H.R. 1841), H7621 [26JN]
Climate: domestic and international adaptation and clean technology transfer funding, H7453 [26JN]
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): tribute to staff, H7686 [26JN]
Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives, H7644, H7647, H7668 [26JN]
Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings, H7634 [26JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation in metropolitan areas and establish Metro Area Green Institute, H7460 [26JN]
———promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program, H7663 [26JN]
Direct Service Industries, Inc.: eligibility to receive allocation of emission allowances, E1847 [20JY]
Ecology and environment: creation and retention of green jobs in the U.S., H8480 [21JY]
———establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification, H7669 [26JN]
Economy: impact on job creation, H13510 [3DE]
———importance of job creation, H7642 [26JN]
Electric power: ensure protection of environmental and cultural resources when siting transmission lines, H7640 [26JN]
Enact (H.R. 2454), H5694 [18MY], H5721, H5768, H5769, H5772-H5779 [19MY], H5805, H5806, H5807, H5864, H5880-H5889 [20MY], H5895, H5897, H5898, H5982 [21MY], H6018, H6063, H6070 [2JN], H6080, H6081, H6085-H6090, H6126, H6132-H6138 [3JN], H6159 [4JN], H6270 [8JN], H6312-H6314, H6317, H6318, H6319, H6327, H6336-H6341, H6343, H6344, H6395, H6398-H6400 [9JN], H6419, H6421, H6519, H6529-H6536 [10JN], H6542, H6543, H6544, H6594, H6598-H6604 [11JN], H6621, H6622, H6623 [12JN], H6782, H6799-H6803 [15JN], H6816-H6819 [16JN], H6908 [17JN], H7026, H7074 [19JN], H7113, H7114, H7117-H7121, H7137 [23JN], H7150, H7151, H7152 [24JN], H7255, H7256, H7257, H7396 [25JN], H7450, H7451, H7471-H7686, H7689, H7691-H7701 [26JN], H7710, H7733-H7738 [7JY], H7745 [8JY], H7840, H7841 [9JY], H7949 [10JY], H8013, H8014 [13JY], H8027, H8035, H8050, H8059, H8060, H8069, H8070 [14JY], H8163 [15JY], H8287-H8297 [16JY], H8347 [17JY], H8360, H8366 [20JY], H8427, H8428, H8429, H8430, H8431, H8438, H8439, H8441, H8443, H8444, H8449, H8476-H8486 [21JY], H8687-H8693 [23JY], H8802 [24JY], H8886, H8891, H8892, H8894, H8901 [28JY], H8964, H9042 [29JY], H9190-H9197, H9199 [30JY], H9248, H9253, H9254, H9260 [31JY], H9652 [16SE], H9794 [22SE], H9876 [23SE], H10412 [1OC], H10525 [7OC], H11463, H11487-H11494, H11505-H11507 [20OC], H11762, H11772 [26OC], H12035 [28OC], H12348 [4NO], H13514 [3DE], H13555, H13617, H13618, H13620, H13624 [8DE], H14815-H14817 [11DE], H14955, H14970 [15DE], H15476, H15481 [16DE], E1324 [4JN], E1564 [24JN], E1574, E1599, E1631 [26JN], E1641, E1652, E1659 [7JY], E1717 [10JY], E1734, E1743 [13JY], E1847 [20JY], E2092 [31JY], E2923 [10DE]
———consideration (H. Res. 587), H7451-H7463 [26JN]
———permission to file report, H6243 [4JN]
EPA: State Energy and Environmental Development (SEED) Account funding, H7640 [26JN]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H7452, H7454, H7455 [26JN]
International Civil Aviation Association: limit aviation-related emissions worldwide, H7640 [26JN]
Motor vehicles: establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions, H7625 [26JN]
National Hurricane Research Center: funding, H7643 [26JN]
Office of Legislative Counsel: tribute to staff, H7686 [26JN]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H7638 [26JN], H8477-H8483 [21JY]
Poverty: impact of climate change, H7671 [26JN]
Power resources: advanced battery research and development funding, H6531, H6532 [10JN]
———enable State and local promotion of natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets, H7624 [26JN]
———encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities, H7655 [26JN]
———energy research and development funding, H7646 [26JN]
———extend length of Federal agency public power agreements and establish renewable electricity standard for Federal agencies, H7456, H7457 [26JN]
———national energy policy, H6081 [3JN]
———prohibit transfer or receipt of carbon credit derivatives, H7646 [26JN]
———promote research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the Manhattan Project, H7674-H7678, H7685 [26JN]
———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act, H7658 [26JN]
———strengthen siting authority within the Western Interconnection, H7663 [26JN]
Public utilities: provide additional authority and definitions to public utility contracts, H7458 [26JN]
———reform formula for distribution of emission allowances, H7644 [26JN]
Renewable Electricity Standard: improve, H7663 [26JN]
Unemployment: rates, H8427, H8428, H8429, H8430 [21JY]
Remarks in Senate
Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S6138-S6140 [4JN], S6429 [10JN], S6486 [11JN], S7287 [9JY], S7405-S7407 [13JY], S7449 [14JY], S7539 [15JY], S7601-S7603 [16JY], S7667, S7679 [20JY], S8117 [27JY], S8629 [31JY], S9117, S9118 [8SE], S9496 [17SE], S9648 [22SE], S10142 [6OC]
Enact (H.R. 2454), S6429 [10JN], S6486 [11JN], S7041-S7046 [25JN], S7150 [6JY], S7153, S7169 [7JY], S7287, S7298 [9JY], S7348-S7352 [10JY], S7405-S7407 [13JY], S7446, S7449 [14JY], S7539 [15JY], S7600-S7603, S7613 [16JY], S7667, S7678, S7681 [20JY], S8084 [24JY], S8117 [27JY], S8629 [31JY], S8656 [3AU], S9117, S9118 [8SE], S9357-S9360 [15SE], S9496 [17SE], S9648 [22SE], S10142 [6OC]
Unemployment: rates, S8084 [24JY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2454, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. Rept. 111-185), H7444 [25JN]
Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 111-137), H6305 [8JN]
Tables
Budget aggregates, H7695 [26JN]
Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7695 [26JN]
Testimonies
Impact of Economy-Wide Global Warming Pollution Emission Cap and Trade Program on Agriculture and Jobs in the Western States: James H. Magagna, S8629-S8631 [31JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2454, provisions, H7451 [26JN]