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S. 2191 - Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

Air pollution. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
Sponsor:
Joseph Lieberman
Summary:
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

S. 2191 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • America's Climate Security Act of 2007
  • Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007
Sponsor
Joseph Lieberman
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Air pollution
  • Actions and defenses
  • Administrative procedure
  • Agricultural pollution
  • Agricultural research
  • Agriculture
  • Air conditioning
  • Air pollution control
  • Airports
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Animals
  • Armed forces
  • Auctions
  • Automobile industry
  • Automobile repair
  • Biomass energy
  • Budgets
  • Building laws
  • Business
  • Carbon cycle
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Cellulose
  • Climate change
  • Coal
  • Coastal zone
  • Colleges
  • Commercial aviation
  • Congress
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Cooperative societies
  • Coral reefs
  • Corporations
  • Defense policy
  • Diesel motor
  • Earned income tax credit
  • Economic impact statements
  • Economic policy
  • Ecosystem management
  • Electric appliances
  • Electric power distribution
  • Electric power production
  • Electric utilities
  • Electric utility rates
  • Electric vehicles
  • Electronic benefits transfers
  • Emergency management
  • Emissions trading
  • Employee training
  • Endangered species
  • Energy
  • Energy conservation
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy prices
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Environmental law enforcement
  • Environmental protection
  • Environmental research
  • Environmental technology
  • Estuaries
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Federal aid to Indians
  • Federal aid to education
  • Finance
  • Fire fighters
  • Fire prevention
  • Fishery management
  • Flood control
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Foreign policy
  • Forest conservation
  • Forest fires
  • Forestry
  • Forestry research
  • Forests
  • Fuel cells
  • Fuel consumption
  • Gas companies
  • Geology
  • Geothermal resources
  • Government information
  • Government liability
  • Government paperwork
  • Government publicity
  • Government trust funds
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Habitat conservation
  • Hazardous substances
  • Heating
  • Higher education
  • Import restrictions
  • Income tax
  • Industrial buildings
  • Information disclosure (Securities law)
  • Infrastructure
  • International affairs
  • International environmental cooperation
  • Investments
  • Job training
  • Labor
  • Labor statistics
  • Landfills
  • Law
  • Manufacturing industries
  • Marine ecology
  • Marine mammals
  • Marine pollution
  • Marine resources
  • Mercury
  • Methane
  • Minorities
  • Montana
  • Motor vehicle pollution control
  • National security
  • Natural gas
  • Natural resources
  • Negotiations
  • Nitrogen oxides
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Ocean energy resources
  • Petroleum industry
  • Petroleum refineries
  • Pipelines
  • Potable water
  • Presidential powers
  • Presidents
  • Public lands
  • Recycling of waste products
  • Research centers
  • Rural affairs
  • Science policy
  • Scientific education
  • Social security
  • Social security taxes
  • Social services
  • Solar energy
  • Solid wastes
  • Standards
  • State and local government
  • State laws
  • Sulphur dioxide
  • Taxation
  • Technological innovations
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Trade
  • Transportation
  • Treaties
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Water pollution
  • Water pollution control
  • Water quality
  • Water resources
  • Welfare
  • Wind power
  • Wyoming
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced10/18/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced10/18/2007
10/18/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13080-13081)
10/18/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
10/24/2007Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection. Hearings held.
11/01/2007Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
11/08/2007Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
11/13/2007Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
11/15/2007Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Put on a legislative calendar12/05/2007Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
5/20/2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-337. Minority views filed.
Put on a legislative calendar5/20/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 740.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Environmental policy [About]
Aluminum mining/processing [About]
$1,645,285
$53,000
$1,698,285
3.7 times as much
$425,568
$324,000
$81,369
$294,556
$4,322,395
$63,368
$291,984
$538,100
$6,341,340

opposed this bill

Gas & Electric Utilities [About]
Mining [About]
Small business associations [About]
Manufacturing [About]
Air transport [About]
Chambers of commerce [About]
Pro-business associations [About]
Fiscal & tax policy [About]
7 Organizations Supported and 11 Opposed; See Which Ones
7 Organizations Supported and 11 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

7 organizations supported this bill

Alcoa
(n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
Environmental Defense Fund
(n.d.). Statement of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
Environmental Resources Trust, Inc.
(n.d.). Testimony of Wiley Barbour. Retrieved n.d., from .
League of Conservation Voters
(n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
Nature Conservancy
(n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
Union of Concerned Scientists
(n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
World Resources Institute
(n.d.). Testimony of Dr. Jonathan Pershing. Retrieved n.d., from .

11 organizations opposed this bill

Air Transport Association of America
(n.d.). Press Release. Retrieved n.d., from .
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
(n.d.). Letter of Opposition. Retrieved n.d., from .
American Council for Capital Formation
(n.d.). The Impact of America's Climate Security Act of 2007 (S. 2191) on the US Economy and on Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Retrieved n.d., from .
Americans for Tax Reform
(n.d.). Letter of Opposition. Retrieved n.d., from .
Club for Growth
(n.d.). AP article in oppostion. Retrieved n.d., from .
Duke Energy Corporation
(n.d.). Duke Energy Press Release, October 24, 2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Manufacturers
(n.d.). Oppose S 2191. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Mining Association
(n.d.). Letter of Opposition. Retrieved n.d., from .
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
(n.d.). Press Release. Retrieved n.d., from .
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council
(n.d.). No "Energy Security" Under S. 2191. Retrieved n.d., from .
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
(n.d.). Opposition statement on website. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MAPLight.org, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Contributions By Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Akaka, DanielDHI$10$4,750
Alexander, LamarRTN$500$31,000
Allard, WayneRCO$0$5,500
Barrasso, JohnRWY$0$42,300
Baucus, MaxDMT$18,950$180,250
Bayh, EvanDIN$0$109,700
Bennett, RobertRUT$0$17,500
Biden, JosephDDE$4,710$6,250
Bingaman, JeffDNM$16,001$146,315
Bond, ChristopherRMO$0$101,000
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$148,931$35,500
Brown, SherrodDOH$60,610$25,250
Brownback, SamuelRKS$0$26,450
Bunning, JimRKY$2,750$81,800
Burr, RichardRNC$7,200$185,958
Byrd, RobertDWV$250$40,750
Cantwell, MariaDWA$160,365$36,575
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$35,701$83,000
Carper, ThomasDDE$2,300$47,210
Casey, RobertDPA$67,013$5,800
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$0$122,650
Clinton, HillaryDNY$115,605$117,562
Coburn, ThomasROK$0$48,238
Cochran, ThadRMS$2,300$14,500
Coleman, NormRMN$7,100$158,400
Collins, SusanRME$17,650$37,100
Conrad, KentDND$0$58,400
Corker, BobRTN$2,500$59,169
Cornyn, JohnRTX$0$111,053
Craig, LarryRID$0$25,500
Crapo, MichaelRID$0$31,725
DeMint, JimRSC$3,300$204,518
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$4,100$14,496
Dole, ElizabethRNC$5,100$56,200
Domenici, PeteRNM$2,000$95,400
Dorgan, ByronDND$1,250$83,000
Durbin, RichardDIL$22,160$40,175
Ensign, JohnRNV$0$39,150
Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$27,000
Feingold, RussellDWI$26,108$20,450
Feinstein, DianneDCA$33,600$82,000
Graham, LindseyRSC$2,450$126,514
Grassley, CharlesRIA$2,250$153,550
Gregg, JuddRNH$1,000$38,500
Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$5,550
Harkin, ThomasDIA$13,815$24,650
Hatch, OrrinRUT$0$46,600
Hutchison, KayRTX$5,733$76,875
Inhofe, JamesROK$0$105,600
Inouye, DanielDHI$2,300$2,000
Isakson, JohnRGA$0$40,033
Johnson, TimDSD$5,800$68,550
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$11,120$20,000
Kerry, JohnDMA$18,920$16,220
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$64,000$21,250
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$0$129,964
Landrieu, MaryDLA$1,416$149,904
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$18,403$42,200
Leahy, PatrickDVT$12,700$6,000
Levin, CarlDMI$23,095$77,954
Lieberman, JosephICT$37,200$227,450
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$800$100,782
Lott, TrentRMS$0$47,000
Lugar, RichardRIN$6,950$61,411
Martinez, MelRFL$7,000$76,696
McCain, JohnRAZ$1,300$5,600
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$48,110$3,600
McConnell, MitchRKY$5,600$152,600
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$33,660$77,550
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$4,250$64,600
Murkowski, LisaRAK$250$135,654
Murray, PattyDWA$43,649$48,950
Nelson, BenDNE$1,500$125,050
Nelson, BillDFL$70,605$35,300
Obama, BarackDIL$50,528$14,000
Pryor, MarkDAR$0$60,025
Reed, JohnDRI$4,560$14,250
Reid, HarryDNV$30,148$29,250
Roberts, PatRKS$0$24,800
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$44,700$77,800
Salazar, KenDCO$30,964$97,122
Sanders, BernardIVT$35,560$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$17,748$27,750
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$2,000$52,400
Shelby, RichardRAL$2,300$24,200
Smith, GordonROR$4,600$101,800
Snowe, OlympiaRME$10,400$27,750
Specter, ArlenDPA$1,000$109,550
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$30,310$73,900
Stevens, TedRAK$1,000$32,600
Sununu, JohnRNH$0$33,400
Tester, JonDMT$110,977$5,500
Thomas, CraigRWY$16,800$70,100
Thune, JohnRSD$2,000$74,152
Vitter, DavidRLA$3,800$88,565
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$1,000$222,850
Warner, JohnRVA$0$6,000
Webb, JimDVA$40,740$17,250
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$37,410$2,250
Wicker, RogerRMS$2,300$76,500
Wyden, RonDOR$5,500$3,875

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
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That Opposed
Akaka, DanielDHI$10$4,750
Alexander, LamarRTN$500$31,000
Allard, WayneRCO$0$5,500
Barrasso, JohnRWY$0$42,300
Baucus, MaxDMT$18,950$180,250
Bayh, EvanDIN$0$109,700
Bennett, RobertRUT$0$17,500
Biden, JosephDDE$4,710$6,250
Bingaman, JeffDNM$16,001$146,315
Bond, ChristopherRMO$0$101,000
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$148,931$35,500
Brown, SherrodDOH$60,610$25,250
Brownback, SamuelRKS$0$26,450
Bunning, JimRKY$2,750$81,800
Burr, RichardRNC$7,200$185,958
Byrd, RobertDWV$250$40,750
Cantwell, MariaDWA$160,365$36,575
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$35,701$83,000
Carper, ThomasDDE$2,300$47,210
Casey, RobertDPA$67,013$5,800
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$0$122,650
Clinton, HillaryDNY$115,605$117,562
Coburn, ThomasROK$0$48,238
Cochran, ThadRMS$2,300$14,500
Coleman, NormRMN$7,100$158,400
Collins, SusanRME$17,650$37,100
Conrad, KentDND$0$58,400
Corker, BobRTN$2,500$59,169
Cornyn, JohnRTX$0$111,053
Craig, LarryRID$0$25,500
Crapo, MichaelRID$0$31,725
DeMint, JimRSC$3,300$204,518
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$4,100$14,496
Dole, ElizabethRNC$5,100$56,200
Domenici, PeteRNM$2,000$95,400
Dorgan, ByronDND$1,250$83,000
Durbin, RichardDIL$22,160$40,175
Ensign, JohnRNV$0$39,150
Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$27,000
Feingold, RussellDWI$26,108$20,450
Feinstein, DianneDCA$33,600$82,000
Graham, LindseyRSC$2,450$126,514
Grassley, CharlesRIA$2,250$153,550
Gregg, JuddRNH$1,000$38,500
Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$5,550
Harkin, ThomasDIA$13,815$24,650
Hatch, OrrinRUT$0$46,600
Hutchison, KayRTX$5,733$76,875
Inhofe, JamesROK$0$105,600
Inouye, DanielDHI$2,300$2,000
Isakson, JohnRGA$0$40,033
Johnson, TimDSD$5,800$68,550
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$11,120$20,000
Kerry, JohnDMA$18,920$16,220
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$64,000$21,250
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$0$129,964
Landrieu, MaryDLA$1,416$149,904
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$18,403$42,200
Leahy, PatrickDVT$12,700$6,000
Levin, CarlDMI$23,095$77,954
Lieberman, JosephICT$37,200$227,450
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$800$100,782
Lott, TrentRMS$0$47,000
Lugar, RichardRIN$6,950$61,411
Martinez, MelRFL$7,000$76,696
McCain, JohnRAZ$1,300$5,600
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$48,110$3,600
McConnell, MitchRKY$5,600$152,600
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$33,660$77,550
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$4,250$64,600
Murkowski, LisaRAK$250$135,654
Murray, PattyDWA$43,649$48,950
Nelson, BenDNE$1,500$125,050
Nelson, BillDFL$70,605$35,300
Obama, BarackDIL$50,528$14,000
Pryor, MarkDAR$0$60,025
Reed, JohnDRI$4,560$14,250
Reid, HarryDNV$30,148$29,250
Roberts, PatRKS$0$24,800
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$44,700$77,800
Salazar, KenDCO$30,964$97,122
Sanders, BernardIVT$35,560$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$17,748$27,750
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$2,000$52,400
Shelby, RichardRAL$2,300$24,200
Smith, GordonROR$4,600$101,800
Snowe, OlympiaRME$10,400$27,750
Specter, ArlenDPA$1,000$109,550
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$30,310$73,900
Stevens, TedRAK$1,000$32,600
Sununu, JohnRNH$0$33,400
Tester, JonDMT$110,977$5,500
Thomas, CraigRWY$16,800$70,100
Thune, JohnRSD$2,000$74,152
Vitter, DavidRLA$3,800$88,565
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$1,000$222,850
Warner, JohnRVA$0$6,000
Webb, JimDVA$40,740$17,250
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$37,410$2,250
Wicker, RogerRMS$2,300$76,500
Wyden, RonDOR$5,500$3,875

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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$ Donated
Environmental policy$1,645,285
Aluminum mining/processing$53,000

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Gas & Electric Utilities$4,322,395
Mining$538,100
Small business associations$425,568
Manufacturing$324,000
Air transport$294,556
Chambers of commerce$291,984
Pro-business associations$81,369
Fiscal & tax policy$63,368
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