Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 1/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019
This bill imposes a fee on the carbon content of fuels, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product derived from those fuels that will be used so as to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels and is equal to the greenhouse gas content of the fuel multiplied by the carbon fee rate. The rate begins at $15 in 2019, increases by $10 each year, and is subject to further adjustments based on the progress in meeting specified emissions reduction targets. The bill also imposes a specified fee on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
The bill includes
- exemptions for fuels used for agricultural or nonemitting purposes,
- exemptions for fuels used by the Armed Forces,
- rebates for facilities that capture and sequester carbon dioxide, and
- border adjustment provisions that require certain fees or refunds for carbon-intensive products that are exported or imported.
The fees must be deposited into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund and used for administrative expenses and dividend payments to U.S. citizens or lawful residents. The fees must be decommissioned when emissions levels and monthly dividend payments fall below specified levels.
The bill also suspends certain regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions. The suspensions expire if the emissions targets established by this bill are not reached after a specified time period.
Cosponsors (20)
- Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Francis Rooney (R-FL)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appropriations
- Aviation and airports
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Customs enforcement
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- International law and treaties
- Motor fuels
- Motor vehicles
- Oil and gas
- Tariffs
- Trade agreements and negotiations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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