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

Air pollution. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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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
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $16,681 Against $81,850
  2. March - April 2003 For $46,550 Against $203,900
  3. May - June 2003 For $31,450 Against $231,473
  4. July - August 2003 For $17,635 Against $60,250
  5. September - October 2003 For $57,058 Against $90,550
  6. November - December 2003 For $46,529 Against $98,800
  7. January - February 2004 For $32,923 Against $71,519
  8. March - April 2004 For $91,323 Against $160,171
  9. May - June 2004 For $114,356 Against $213,400
  10. July - August 2004 For $70,919 Against $200,123
  11. September - October 2004 For $142,806 Against $294,301
  12. November - December 2004 For $15,760 Against $65,291
  13. January - February 2005 For $26,850 Against $50,030
  14. March - April 2005 For $51,573 Against $158,700
  15. May - June 2005 For $50,045 Against $162,780
  16. July - August 2005 For $30,000 Against $51,900
  17. September - October 2005 For $44,352 Against $126,260
  18. November - December 2005 For $80,650 Against $113,866
  19. January - February 2006 For $41,487 Against $49,090
  20. March - April 2006 For $90,124 Against $175,375
  21. May - June 2006 For $137,585 Against $86,550
  22. July - August 2006 For $103,510 Against $128,000
  23. September - October 2006 For $276,332 Against $187,308
  24. November - December 2006 For $41,732 Against $43,084
  25. January - February 2007 For $29,050 Against $102,461
  26. March - April 2007 For $21,100 Against $222,060
  27. May - June 2007 For $43,950 Against $143,680
  28. July - August 2007 For $17,350 Against $138,043
  29. September - October 2007 For $42,205 Against $154,921
  30. November - December 2007 For $31,225 Against $107,550
  31. January - February 2008 For $6,000 Against $110,041
  32. March - April 2008 For $26,560 Against $110,250
  33. May - June 2008 For $37,009 Against $118,872
  34. July - August 2008 For $14,710 Against $65,000
  35. September - October 2008 For $45,670 Against $124,871
  36. November - December 2008 For $3,950 Against $14,700

Votes

    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..
    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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    Contributions by Legislator

    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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