S. 228 - Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act

Environmental protection. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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A bill to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change. (by CRS) 
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Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act

S. 228 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change.
Other Titles
  • Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act
Sponsor
John Barrasso
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Environmental protection
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Air quality
  • Climate change
  • Department of Transportation
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Federal preemption
  • Judicial review and appeals
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Major Actions
Introduced1/31/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/31/2011
1/31/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

3.8 times as much
$42,475
$1,801,755
$454,035
$101,313
$0
$9,082,228
$11,481,806
$3,056,809
$3,056,809
7 Organizations Support and 1 Opposes; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act

7 organizations support this bill

American Farm Bureau Federation
Putnam, Jake (2011, February 7). AFBF Backs Barrasso Bill Blocking EPA GHG Regulations. Retrieved February 7, 2011, from Idaho Farm Bureau News.
Americans For Prosperity
Valvo, James (2011). Congressional Legislation Details. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from AfP.
Americans for Tax Reform
ENS (2011, January 23). Senate Republican Bill Forbids EPA Limits on Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from Environmental News Service.
Competitive Enterprise Institute
ENS (2011, January 23). Senate Republican Bill Forbids EPA Limits on Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from Environmental News Service.
FreedomWorks
(2011). Stop the EPA Power Grab. Retrieved February 7, 2011, from Freedomworks.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
ENS (2011, January 23). Senate Republican Bill Forbids EPA Limits on Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from Environmental News Service.
Western Business Roundtable
ENS (2011, January 23). Senate Republican Bill Forbids EPA Limits on Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from Environmental News Service.

1 organization oppose this bill

Natural Resources Defense Council
ENS (2011, January 23). Senate Republican Bill Forbids EPA Limits on Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from Environmental News Service.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2011.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$200$10
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$81,933$500
Kelly AyotteRNH$153,345$0
John BarrassoRWY$58,900$0
Max BaucusDMT$46,880$19,200
Mark BegichDAK$3,000$92,674
Michael BennetDCO$38,689$160,161
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,900$8,501
Richard BlumenthalDCT$750$67,306
Roy BluntRMO$338,765$0
John BoozmanRAR$112,934$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$13,400$247,492
Scott BrownRMA$371,410$4,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$3,100$62,350
Richard BurrRNC$99,575$15,550
Maria CantwellDWA$2,750$159,353
Ben CardinDMD$2,000$35,691
Tom CarperDDE$2,000$3,300
Bob CaseyDPA$4,100$68,013
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$616,556$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$105,900$0
Tom CoburnROK$141,643$0
William Thad CochranRMS$25,200$2,300
Susan CollinsRME$183,583$17,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$19,750$0
Chris CoonsDDE$2,250$11,177
Bob CorkerRTN$206,501$0
John CornynRTX$717,952$0
Mike CrapoRID$24,225$1,300
Jim DeMintRSC$401,020$8,950
Dick DurbinDIL$23,500$22,910
Mike EnziRWY$41,450$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$14,064$27,100
Al FrankenDMN$5,300$151,253
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$12,400$71,259
Lindsey GrahamRSC$46,700$1,250
Chuck GrassleyRIA$77,300$0
Kay HaganDNC$2,500$42,197
Tom HarkinDIA$31,300$13,315
Orrin HatchRUT$59,066$0
John HoevenRND$28,650$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$301,626$2,550
Jim InhofeROK$191,474$0
Dan InouyeDHI$11,200$3,700
Johnny IsaksonRGA$56,225$4,900
Mike JohannsRNE$127,431$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$232,903$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$11,250$5,800
John KerryDMA$0$18,920
Mark KirkRIL$449,860$23,810
Amy KlobucharDMN$10,350$52,950
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$445,642$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,000$-2,434
Frank LautenbergDNJ$3,550$18,403
Patrick LeahyDVT$2,535$22,500
Mike LeeRUT$52,196$0
Carl LevinDMI$2,000$23,095
Joe LiebermanICT$5,100$29,450
Dick LugarRIN$14,250$10,100
Joe ManchinDWV$3,400$22,450
John McCainRAZ$249,998$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$7,650$48,110
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$601,833$5,600
Bob MenéndezDNJ$6,250$31,650
Jeff MerkleyDOR$4,300$87,445
Barbara MikulskiDMD$1,000$14,350
Jerry MoranRKS$145,600$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$22,950$7,250
Patty MurrayDWA$6,150$88,507
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$48,250$1,250
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,649$56,305
Rand PaulRKY$324,235$0
Rob PortmanROH$249,581$4,750
Mark PryorDAR$19,815$1,000
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$6,560
Harry ReidDNV$22,400$124,309
Jim RischRID$269,609$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$235,885$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$1,000$51,100
Marco RubioRFL$868,420$0
Bernie SandersIVT$4,000$37,600
Chuck SchumerDNY$14,700$40,300
Jeff SessionsRAL$104,870$2,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$11,900$89,567
Richard ShelbyRAL$9,100$4,700
Olympia SnoweRME$39,250$7,150
Debbie StabenowDMI$18,782$28,610
Jon TesterDMT$75,510$139,606
John ThuneRSD$374,967$4,400
Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,104,081$12,050
Mark UdallDCO$43,400$314,897
Tom UdallDNM$54,400$140,204
David VitterRLA$281,450$18,600
Mark WarnerDVA$13,263$8,383
Jim WebbDVA$7,950$45,140
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,500$71,110
Roger WickerRMS$154,775$3,300
Ron WydenDOR$4,900$9,500

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$200$10
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$81,933$500
Kelly AyotteRNH$153,345$0
John BarrassoRWY$58,900$0
Max BaucusDMT$46,880$19,200
Mark BegichDAK$3,000$92,674
Michael BennetDCO$38,689$160,161
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,900$8,501
Richard BlumenthalDCT$750$67,306
Roy BluntRMO$338,765$0
John BoozmanRAR$112,934$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$13,400$247,492
Scott BrownRMA$371,410$4,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$3,100$62,350
Richard BurrRNC$99,575$15,550
Maria CantwellDWA$2,750$159,353
Ben CardinDMD$2,000$35,691
Tom CarperDDE$2,000$3,300
Bob CaseyDPA$4,100$68,013
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$616,556$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$105,900$0
Tom CoburnROK$141,643$0
William Thad CochranRMS$25,200$2,300
Susan CollinsRME$183,583$17,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$19,750$0
Chris CoonsDDE$2,250$11,177
Bob CorkerRTN$206,501$0
John CornynRTX$717,952$0
Mike CrapoRID$24,225$1,300
Jim DeMintRSC$401,020$8,950
Dick DurbinDIL$23,500$22,910
Mike EnziRWY$41,450$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$14,064$27,100
Al FrankenDMN$5,300$151,253
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$12,400$71,259
Lindsey GrahamRSC$46,700$1,250
Chuck GrassleyRIA$77,300$0
Kay HaganDNC$2,500$42,197
Tom HarkinDIA$31,300$13,315
Orrin HatchRUT$59,066$0
John HoevenRND$28,650$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$301,626$2,550
Jim InhofeROK$191,474$0
Dan InouyeDHI$11,200$3,700
Johnny IsaksonRGA$56,225$4,900
Mike JohannsRNE$127,431$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$232,903$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$11,250$5,800
John KerryDMA$0$18,920
Mark KirkRIL$449,860$23,810
Amy KlobucharDMN$10,350$52,950
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$445,642$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,000$-2,434
Frank LautenbergDNJ$3,550$18,403
Patrick LeahyDVT$2,535$22,500
Mike LeeRUT$52,196$0
Carl LevinDMI$2,000$23,095
Joe LiebermanICT$5,100$29,450
Dick LugarRIN$14,250$10,100
Joe ManchinDWV$3,400$22,450
John McCainRAZ$249,998$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$7,650$48,110
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$601,833$5,600
Bob MenéndezDNJ$6,250$31,650
Jeff MerkleyDOR$4,300$87,445
Barbara MikulskiDMD$1,000$14,350
Jerry MoranRKS$145,600$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$22,950$7,250
Patty MurrayDWA$6,150$88,507
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$48,250$1,250
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,649$56,305
Rand PaulRKY$324,235$0
Rob PortmanROH$249,581$4,750
Mark PryorDAR$19,815$1,000
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$6,560
Harry ReidDNV$22,400$124,309
Jim RischRID$269,609$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$235,885$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$1,000$51,100
Marco RubioRFL$868,420$0
Bernie SandersIVT$4,000$37,600
Chuck SchumerDNY$14,700$40,300
Jeff SessionsRAL$104,870$2,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$11,900$89,567
Richard ShelbyRAL$9,100$4,700
Olympia SnoweRME$39,250$7,150
Debbie StabenowDMI$18,782$28,610
Jon TesterDMT$75,510$139,606
John ThuneRSD$374,967$4,400
Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,104,081$12,050
Mark UdallDCO$43,400$314,897
Tom UdallDNM$54,400$140,204
David VitterRLA$281,450$18,600
Mark WarnerDVA$13,263$8,383
Jim WebbDVA$7,950$45,140
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,500$71,110
Roger WickerRMS$154,775$3,300
Ron WydenDOR$4,900$9,500

Interest Groups that support this bill

$ Donated
Republican/Conservative$9,082,228
Livestock$1,801,755
General business associations$454,035
Pro-business associations$101,313
Fiscal & tax policy$42,475
Farm bureaus$0

Interest Groups that oppose this bill

$ Donated
Environmental policy$3,056,809
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