H.R. 2998 - American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Cap and Trade - Environmental protection. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Henry Waxman
- Summary:
- To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
H.R. 2998 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Cap and Trade
- Summary
- To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. (by CRS)
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- at OpenCongress
- Title
- To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
- Other Titles
- American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
- National Climate Service Act of 2009
- Sponsor
- Henry Waxman
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Environmental protection
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change
- Coal
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer crimes and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Energy
- Department of Transportation
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Education programs funding
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Employment and training programs
- Endangered and threatened species
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Fishes
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government investigations
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government trust funds
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing industry and standards
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Income tax credits
- Indian lands and resources rights
- International organizations and cooperation
- Lighting and heating
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Medicare
- Motor carriers
- Motor vehicles
- Multilateral development programs
- Natural disasters
- Nuclear power
- Oil and gas
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Performance measurement
- Polar regions
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Securities
- Social security and elderly assistance
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Transportation programs funding
- Unemployment
- Vocational education
- Water quality
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/23/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/23/2009 6/23/2009 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Education and Labor, Science and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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. 6/23/2009 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 6/23/2009 Referred to House Foreign Affairs 6/23/2009 Referred to House Ways and Means 6/23/2009 Referred to House Financial Services 6/23/2009 Referred to House Education and Labor 6/23/2009 Referred to House Science and Technology 6/23/2009 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure 6/23/2009 Referred to House Natural Resources 6/23/2009 Referred to House Agriculture 6/23/2009 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform 6/23/2009 Referred to House Judiciary 6/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. 6/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 6/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 6/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 6/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 7/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
- Total Contributions
- Contributions by Vote
- $ Near Votes
- Timeline of Contributions
Total contributions given to selected legislators from interest groups that…
support this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of selected legislators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MAPLight.org, January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2009.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions By Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Support | $ From Interest Groups That Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Tammy | D | WI-2 | $0 | $0 |
| Barrow, John | D | GA-12 | $61,000 | $0 |
| Barton, Joe | R | TX-6 | $208,019 | $0 |
| Blackburn, Marsha | R | TN-7 | $48,426 | $0 |
| Blunt, Roy | R | MO-7 | $134,550 | $0 |
| Bono Mack, Mary | R | CA-45 | $21,750 | $0 |
| Boucher, Frederick | D | VA-9 | $53,800 | $0 |
| Braley, Bruce | D | IA-1 | $0 | $0 |
| Burgess, Michael | R | TX-26 | $68,550 | $0 |
| Butterfield, George | D | NC-1 | $24,800 | $0 |
| Buyer, Stephen | R | IN-4 | $34,200 | $0 |
| Capps, Lois | D | CA-23 | $0 | $0 |
| Castor, Kathy | D | FL-11 | $250 | $0 |
| Christensen, Donna | D | VI | $0 | $0 |
| DeGette, Diana | D | CO-1 | $2,250 | $0 |
| Deal, Nathan | R | GA-9 | $6,000 | $0 |
| Dingell, John | D | MI-15 | $48,000 | $0 |
| Doyle, Michael | D | PA-14 | $21,000 | $0 |
| Engel, Eliot | D | NY-17 | $2,000 | $0 |
| Eshoo, Anna | D | CA-14 | $0 | $0 |
| Gingrey, John | R | GA-11 | $19,500 | $0 |
| Gonzalez, Charles | D | TX-20 | $53,000 | $0 |
| Gordon, Barton | D | TN-6 | $21,750 | $0 |
| Green, Raymond | D | TX-29 | $76,500 | $0 |
| Hall, Ralph | R | TX-4 | $74,999 | $0 |
| Harman, Jane | D | CA-36 | $6,000 | $0 |
| Hill, Baron | D | IN-9 | $5,200 | $0 |
| Inslee, Jay | D | WA-1 | $1,500 | $0 |
| Markey, Edward | D | MA-7 | $19,500 | $0 |
| Matheson, Jim | D | UT-2 | $85,000 | $0 |
| Matsui, Doris | D | CA-5 | $12,000 | $0 |
| McNerney, Jerry | D | CA-11 | $1,000 | $0 |
| Melancon, Charles | D | LA-3 | $120,000 | $0 |
| Murphy, Christopher | D | CT-5 | $9,850 | $0 |
| Murphy, Tim | R | PA-18 | $70,000 | $0 |
| Myrick, Sue | R | NC-9 | $27,310 | $0 |
| Pallone, Frank | D | NJ-6 | $500 | $0 |
| Pitts, Joseph | R | PA-16 | $26,500 | $0 |
| Radanovich, George | R | CA-19 | $32,000 | $0 |
| Rogers, Michael | R | MI-8 | $37,200 | $0 |
| Ross, Mike | D | AR-4 | $90,800 | $0 |
| Rush, Bobby | D | IL-1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarbanes, John | D | MD-3 | $3,800 | $0 |
| Scalise, Steve | R | LA-1 | $77,250 | $0 |
| Schakowsky, Janice | D | IL-9 | $0 | $0 |
| Shadegg, John | R | AZ-3 | $39,900 | $0 |
| Shimkus, John | R | IL-19 | $51,000 | $0 |
| Space, Zachary | D | OH-18 | $12,600 | $0 |
| Stearns, Clifford | R | FL-6 | $5,500 | $0 |
| Stupak, Bart | D | MI-1 | $11,500 | $0 |
| Sullivan, John | R | OK-1 | $125,550 | $0 |
| Sutton, Betty | D | OH-13 | $5,000 | $0 |
| Terry, Lee | R | NE-2 | $50,600 | $0 |
| Upton, Frederick | R | MI-6 | $58,500 | $0 |
| Walden, Greg | R | OR-2 | $40,250 | $0 |
| Waxman, Henry | D | CA-30 | $6,000 | $0 |
| Weiner, Anthony | D | NY-9 | $0 | $0 |
| Welch, Peter | D | VT | $3,000 | $0 |
| Whitfield, Edward | R | KY-1 | $32,500 | $0 |
