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S. 482 - Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Environmental protection. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

S. 482 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
Sponsor
James Inhofe
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Environmental protection
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Air quality
  • Climate change
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Government information and archives
  • Motor vehicles
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/03/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/03/2011
3/03/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
3/10/2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1517-1518)
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Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

support this bill

Republican/Conservative [About]
Department, variety & convenience stores [About]
Mining [About]
Rural electric cooperatives [About]
Gasoline service stations [About]
Manufacturing [About]
Fiscal & tax policy [About]
Small business associations (split) [About]
$42,475
$9,082,228
$1,779,701
$273,112
$685,900
$681,294
$612,357
$13,157,067
10% more
$395,550
$9,630,487
$3,100
$1,065,102
$3,056,809
$360,688
$14,511,736
Other physician specialists [About]
Environmental policy [About]
Minority/Ethnic Groups [About]
Health & welfare policy [About]
Churches, clergy & religious organizations [About]
Consumer groups [About]
Small business associations (split) [About]
8 Organizations Support and 8 Oppose; See Which Ones
8 Organizations Support and 8 Oppose; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

8 organizations support this bill

Americans For Prosperity
AfP (2011). Congressional Legislation Details. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from AfP.
FreedomWorks
Freedomworks (2011). Stop Obama's EPA from Increasing American Energy Costs! . Retrieved March 17, 2011, from Freedomworks.
NACS
NACS (2011, March 15). NACS Letter: Don’t Allow EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions . Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NACS.
National Association of Manufacturers
Wood, Carter (2011, March 15). Resisting the Imperial EPA’s Overregulation of the Economy. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NAM.
National Mining Association
Popovich, Luke (2011, March 3). NMA Welcomes Bi-Partisan Bill to Block EPA from Raising Energy Costs, Unemployment Rate. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NMA.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRECA (2011, March 10). NRECA to Support Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (H.R. 910) . Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NRECA.
Petroleum Marketers Association of America
PMAA (2011, March 4). BILLS LIMITING EPA CO2 RULES INTRODUCED. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from PMAA.
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Kerrigan, Karen (2011, March 16). Energy Tax Prevention Act, H.R. 910. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from SBEC.

8 organizations oppose this bill

American Lung Association
ALA (2011, March 15). American Lung Association Strongly Opposes H.R. 910. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from ALA.
American Thoracic Society
undersigned organizations (2011, March 14). Letter to Chairman Upton and Ranking Member Waxman. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NRDC.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
undersigned organizations (2011, March 14). Letter to Chairman Upton and Ranking Member Waxman. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NRDC.
Consumers Union
Baker-Branstetter, Shannon (2011, March 14). Letter to Chairman Upton and Ranking Member Waxman. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NRDC.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP (2011). NAACP Supports US Government Efforts to Curb Greenhouse Gasses. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NAACP.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Hwang, Roland (2011, March 15). The Verdict is in: H.R. 910 is Bad for Health, Gas Bills and Oil Dependency. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from NRDC.
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
RAC (2011, March 14). Regulating America's Biggest Polluters. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from RAC.
Small Business Majority
Arensmeyer, John (2011, March 14). Letter to Congressional Leadership. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from SBM.

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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.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support		$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,000$25,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$146,033$78,100
Kelly AyotteRNH$155,795$71,500
John BarrassoRWY$104,000$301,093
Max BaucusDMT$57,750$302,959
Mark BegichDAK$10,000$133,824
Michael BennetDCO$52,950$228,775
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$41,621$76,233
Richard BlumenthalDCT$5,500$146,006
Roy BluntRMO$399,836$314,673
John BoozmanRAR$182,284$86,784
Barbara BoxerDCA$19,005$391,030
Scott BrownRMA$390,660$190,901
Sherrod BrownDOH$26,300$379,822
Richard BurrRNC$134,656$260,845
Maria CantwellDWA$13,950$253,103
Ben CardinDMD$16,700$284,590
Tom CarperDDE$17,500$63,600
Bob CaseyDPA$25,950$205,888
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$644,198$155,925
Daniel CoatsRIN$129,550$53,233
Tom CoburnROK$163,043$146,219
William Thad CochranRMS$32,200$35,300
Susan CollinsRME$204,183$166,919
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$23,900$96,050
Chris CoonsDDE$4,850$39,327
Bob CorkerRTN$351,151$163,450
John CornynRTX$524,122$340,575
Mike CrapoRID$44,700$78,802
Jim DeMintRSC$451,295$165,362
Dick DurbinDIL$38,200$134,709
Mike EnziRWY$69,750$78,499
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$10,500$88,900
Al FrankenDMN$19,150$238,027
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$82,268$281,891
Lindsey GrahamRSC$128,072$65,112
Chuck GrassleyRIA$119,700$188,399
Kay HaganDNC$11,800$72,247
Tom HarkinDIA$16,766$208,594
Orrin HatchRUT$90,266$133,350
John HoevenRND$72,139$33,700
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$254,126$55,050
Jim InhofeROK$223,375$55,000
Dan InouyeDHI$16,700$56,150
Johnny IsaksonRGA$108,250$154,750
Mike JohannsRNE$96,196$45,650
Ron JohnsonRWI$236,503$98,513
Tim JohnsonDSD$17,060$87,737
John KerryDMA$1,250$92,140
Mark KirkRIL$515,562$426,376
Amy KlobucharDMN$86,150$161,228
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$464,742$246,901
Mary LandrieuDLA$32,450$105,824
Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,000$48,753
Patrick LeahyDVT$7,000$37,550
Mike LeeRUT$67,746$7,900
Carl LevinDMI$22,650$81,466
Joe LiebermanICT$45,550$120,900
Dick LugarRIN$26,300$42,400
Joe ManchinDWV$49,700$61,584
John McCainRAZ$250,373$100,524
Claire McCaskillDMO$29,750$152,330
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$688,883$302,600
Bob MenéndezDNJ$16,150$206,420
Jeff MerkleyDOR$14,250$140,901
Barbara MikulskiDMD$4,500$90,834
Jerry MoranRKS$87,750$60,700
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$72,450$64,600
Patty MurrayDWA$41,100$244,481
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$54,799$95,001
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$36,250$158,657
Rand PaulRKY$318,445$97,361
Rob PortmanROH$292,381$155,350
Mark PryorDAR$52,048$60,150
John "Jack" ReedDRI$5,000$91,960
Harry ReidDNV$89,650$418,509
Jim RischRID$274,616$17,050
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$215,525$144,700
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$27,100$143,900
Marco RubioRFL$854,076$102,415
Bernie SandersIVT$5,000$59,700
Chuck SchumerDNY$26,400$210,478
Jeff SessionsRAL$132,270$99,060
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$3,250$153,010
Richard ShelbyRAL$22,200$38,700
Olympia SnoweRME$57,350$104,999
Debbie StabenowDMI$26,450$208,709
Jon TesterDMT$8,800$204,256
John ThuneRSD$397,142$129,022
Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,137,406$152,993
Mark UdallDCO$35,100$469,200
Tom UdallDNM$11,550$230,336
David VitterRLA$287,725$187,350
Mark WarnerDVA$30,800$178,832
Jim WebbDVA$9,000$81,100
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$3,500$103,510
Roger WickerRMS$193,825$148,075
Ron WydenDOR$33,600$158,775

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,000$25,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$146,033$78,100
Kelly AyotteRNH$155,795$71,500
John BarrassoRWY$104,000$301,093
Max BaucusDMT$57,750$302,959
Mark BegichDAK$10,000$133,824
Michael BennetDCO$52,950$228,775
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$41,621$76,233
Richard BlumenthalDCT$5,500$146,006
Roy BluntRMO$399,836$314,673
John BoozmanRAR$182,284$86,784
Barbara BoxerDCA$19,005$391,030
Scott BrownRMA$390,660$190,901
Sherrod BrownDOH$26,300$379,822
Richard BurrRNC$134,656$260,845
Maria CantwellDWA$13,950$253,103
Ben CardinDMD$16,700$284,590
Tom CarperDDE$17,500$63,600
Bob CaseyDPA$25,950$205,888
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$644,198$155,925
Daniel CoatsRIN$129,550$53,233
Tom CoburnROK$163,043$146,219
William Thad CochranRMS$32,200$35,300
Susan CollinsRME$204,183$166,919
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$23,900$96,050
Chris CoonsDDE$4,850$39,327
Bob CorkerRTN$351,151$163,450
John CornynRTX$524,122$340,575
Mike CrapoRID$44,700$78,802
Jim DeMintRSC$451,295$165,362
Dick DurbinDIL$38,200$134,709
Mike EnziRWY$69,750$78,499
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$10,500$88,900
Al FrankenDMN$19,150$238,027
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$82,268$281,891
Lindsey GrahamRSC$128,072$65,112
Chuck GrassleyRIA$119,700$188,399
Kay HaganDNC$11,800$72,247
Tom HarkinDIA$16,766$208,594
Orrin HatchRUT$90,266$133,350
John HoevenRND$72,139$33,700
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$254,126$55,050
Jim InhofeROK$223,375$55,000
Dan InouyeDHI$16,700$56,150
Johnny IsaksonRGA$108,250$154,750
Mike JohannsRNE$96,196$45,650
Ron JohnsonRWI$236,503$98,513
Tim JohnsonDSD$17,060$87,737
John KerryDMA$1,250$92,140
Mark KirkRIL$515,562$426,376
Amy KlobucharDMN$86,150$161,228
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$464,742$246,901
Mary LandrieuDLA$32,450$105,824
Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,000$48,753
Patrick LeahyDVT$7,000$37,550
Mike LeeRUT$67,746$7,900
Carl LevinDMI$22,650$81,466
Joe LiebermanICT$45,550$120,900
Dick LugarRIN$26,300$42,400
Joe ManchinDWV$49,700$61,584
John McCainRAZ$250,373$100,524
Claire McCaskillDMO$29,750$152,330
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$688,883$302,600
Bob MenéndezDNJ$16,150$206,420
Jeff MerkleyDOR$14,250$140,901
Barbara MikulskiDMD$4,500$90,834
Jerry MoranRKS$87,750$60,700
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$72,450$64,600
Patty MurrayDWA$41,100$244,481
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$54,799$95,001
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$36,250$158,657
Rand PaulRKY$318,445$97,361
Rob PortmanROH$292,381$155,350
Mark PryorDAR$52,048$60,150
John "Jack" ReedDRI$5,000$91,960
Harry ReidDNV$89,650$418,509
Jim RischRID$274,616$17,050
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$215,525$144,700
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$27,100$143,900
Marco RubioRFL$854,076$102,415
Bernie SandersIVT$5,000$59,700
Chuck SchumerDNY$26,400$210,478
Jeff SessionsRAL$132,270$99,060
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$3,250$153,010
Richard ShelbyRAL$22,200$38,700
Olympia SnoweRME$57,350$104,999
Debbie StabenowDMI$26,450$208,709
Jon TesterDMT$8,800$204,256
John ThuneRSD$397,142$129,022
Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,137,406$152,993
Mark UdallDCO$35,100$469,200
Tom UdallDNM$11,550$230,336
David VitterRLA$287,725$187,350
Mark WarnerDVA$30,800$178,832
Jim WebbDVA$9,000$81,100
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$3,500$103,510
Roger WickerRMS$193,825$148,075
Ron WydenDOR$33,600$158,775

Interest Groups that support this bill

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$ Donated
Republican/Conservative$9,082,228
Department, variety & convenience stores$1,779,701
Mining$685,900
Rural electric cooperatives$681,294
Gasoline service stations$612,357
Small business associations$388,461
Manufacturing$273,112
Fiscal & tax policy$42,475

Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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$ Donated
Other physician specialists$9,630,487
Environmental policy$3,056,809
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,065,102
Health & welfare policy$395,550
Small business associations$388,461
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$360,688
Consumer groups$3,100
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