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S. 2555 - Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008

Air pollution.
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Summary:
A bill to permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, 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.

Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008

S. 2555 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008
  • Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008
Sponsor
Barbara Boxer
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Air pollution
  • California
  • Environmental protection
  • Federal preemption
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Motor vehicle pollution control
  • Standards
  • State and local government
  • State laws
  • Transportation
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced1/24/2008
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/24/2008
1/24/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Put on a legislative calendar5/21/2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
6/27/2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-407. Minority views filed.
Put on a legislative calendar6/27/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 861.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
1 Organization Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones
1 Organization Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008

1 organization supported this bill

Sierra Club
(n.d.). Reducing Global Warming Pollution From Vehicles Act of 2008. Retrieved n.d., from .

3 organizations opposed this bill

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
(n.d.). The United Auto Workers vs. California. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Automobile Dealers Association
(n.d.). NADA. Retrieved n.d., from .
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
(n.d.). Fuel Fight: Detroit Disses California’s Carbon Crusade. 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, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$25,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$500$65,150
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$20,736
Max BaucusDMT$18,950$65,200
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$56,950
Bob BennettRUT$0$16,000
Joe BidenDDE$4,710$41,730
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$16,001$16,416
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$70,900
Barbara BoxerDCA$195,356$25,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$60,610$70,135
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$35,500
Jim BunningRKY$0$28,650
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$99,791
Robert ByrdDWV$250$44,000
Maria CantwellDWA$160,365$1,000
Ben CardinDMD$35,951$49,384
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$41,870
Bob CaseyDPA$66,513$39,300
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$103,150
Hillary ClintonDNY$139,250$53,350
Tom CoburnROK$0$48,757
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$13,500
Norm ColemanRMN$7,100$71,332
Susan CollinsRME$17,650$24,232
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$43,250
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$122,400
John CornynRTX$0$165,691
Larry CraigRID$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$14,500
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$110,350
Chris DoddDCT$4,100$25,850
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$72,882
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$21,066
Byron DorganDND$1,250$37,250
Dick DurbinDIL$21,160$20,500
John EnsignRNV$0$51,900
Mike EnziRWY$0$13,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$39,308$69,703
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$38,850$4,200
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,250$31,450
Chuck GrassleyRIA$5,000$44,250
Judd GreggRNH$3,000$18,950
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$15,046$30,573
Orrin HatchRUT$0$46,800
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,733$95,993
Jim InhofeROK$0$38,250
Dan InouyeDHI$2,300$24,450
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$68,250
Tim JohnsonDSD$5,800$44,750
Ted KennedyDMA$11,120$7,300
John KerryDMA$18,920$5,950
Amy KlobucharDMN$64,000$27,250
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$128,550
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,416$51,500
Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$11,800
Patrick LeahyDVT$12,700$2,500
Carl LevinDMI$23,095$159,199
Joe LiebermanICT$37,200$37,700
Blanche LincolnDAR$300$54,735
Dick LugarRIN$6,950$19,275
Mel MartinezRFL$11,250$156,900
John McCainRAZ$7,750$1,000
Claire McCaskillDMO$48,110$58,650
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$4,600$77,850
Bob MenéndezDNJ$33,660$22,250
Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,150$66,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$250$41,400
Patty MurrayDWA$75,299$39,500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$1,500$40,350
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$62,405$45,800
Barack ObamaDIL$108,442$39,500
Mark PryorDAR$0$58,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$4,560$14,250
Harry ReidDNV$37,748$57,750
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$23,650
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$44,700$23,500
Ken SalazarDCO$127,863$27,205
Bernie SandersIVT$40,570$46,800
Chuck SchumerDNY$39,498$29,000
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$34,250
Richard ShelbyRAL$2,300$9,500
Gordon SmithROR$4,600$50,166
Olympia SnoweRME$10,400$8,700
Arlen SpecterDPA$1,000$89,650
Debbie StabenowDMI$30,310$147,650
Ted StevensRAK$1,000$23,000
John SununuRNH$0$53,152
Jon TesterDMT$110,977$14,200
John ThuneRSD$0$97,832
David VitterRLA$3,800$56,857
George VoinovichROH$0$93,558
John WarnerRVA$0$1,000
Jim WebbDVA$40,740$23,100
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$37,410$14,000
Roger WickerRMS$2,300$27,900
Ron WydenDOR$3,500$53,200

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$25,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$500$65,150
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$20,736
Max BaucusDMT$18,950$65,200
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$56,950
Bob BennettRUT$0$16,000
Joe BidenDDE$4,710$41,730
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$16,001$16,416
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$70,900
Barbara BoxerDCA$195,356$25,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$60,610$70,135
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$35,500
Jim BunningRKY$0$28,650
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$99,791
Robert ByrdDWV$250$44,000
Maria CantwellDWA$160,365$1,000
Ben CardinDMD$35,951$49,384
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$41,870
Bob CaseyDPA$66,513$39,300
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$103,150
Hillary ClintonDNY$139,250$53,350
Tom CoburnROK$0$48,757
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$13,500
Norm ColemanRMN$7,100$71,332
Susan CollinsRME$17,650$24,232
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$43,250
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$122,400
John CornynRTX$0$165,691
Larry CraigRID$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$14,500
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$110,350
Chris DoddDCT$4,100$25,850
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$72,882
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$21,066
Byron DorganDND$1,250$37,250
Dick DurbinDIL$21,160$20,500
John EnsignRNV$0$51,900
Mike EnziRWY$0$13,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$39,308$69,703
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$38,850$4,200
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,250$31,450
Chuck GrassleyRIA$5,000$44,250
Judd GreggRNH$3,000$18,950
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$15,046$30,573
Orrin HatchRUT$0$46,800
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,733$95,993
Jim InhofeROK$0$38,250
Dan InouyeDHI$2,300$24,450
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$68,250
Tim JohnsonDSD$5,800$44,750
Ted KennedyDMA$11,120$7,300
John KerryDMA$18,920$5,950
Amy KlobucharDMN$64,000$27,250
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$128,550
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,416$51,500
Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$11,800
Patrick LeahyDVT$12,700$2,500
Carl LevinDMI$23,095$159,199
Joe LiebermanICT$37,200$37,700
Blanche LincolnDAR$300$54,735
Dick LugarRIN$6,950$19,275
Mel MartinezRFL$11,250$156,900
John McCainRAZ$7,750$1,000
Claire McCaskillDMO$48,110$58,650
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$4,600$77,850
Bob MenéndezDNJ$33,660$22,250
Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,150$66,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$250$41,400
Patty MurrayDWA$75,299$39,500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$1,500$40,350
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$62,405$45,800
Barack ObamaDIL$108,442$39,500
Mark PryorDAR$0$58,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$4,560$14,250
Harry ReidDNV$37,748$57,750
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$23,650
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$44,700$23,500
Ken SalazarDCO$127,863$27,205
Bernie SandersIVT$40,570$46,800
Chuck SchumerDNY$39,498$29,000
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$34,250
Richard ShelbyRAL$2,300$9,500
Gordon SmithROR$4,600$50,166
Olympia SnoweRME$10,400$8,700
Arlen SpecterDPA$1,000$89,650
Debbie StabenowDMI$30,310$147,650
Ted StevensRAK$1,000$23,000
John SununuRNH$0$53,152
Jon TesterDMT$110,977$14,200
John ThuneRSD$0$97,832
David VitterRLA$3,800$56,857
George VoinovichROH$0$93,558
John WarnerRVA$0$1,000
Jim WebbDVA$40,740$23,100
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$37,410$14,000
Roger WickerRMS$2,300$27,900
Ron WydenDOR$3,500$53,200

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$ Donated
Environmental policy$1,977,009

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Auto dealers, new & used$2,510,189
Auto manufacturers$1,165,657
Manufacturing unions$841,174
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