H.R.3420: American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2017

About This Bill

  • Introduced July 26, 2017
  • Latest Major Action July 28, 2017

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Bill Summary

American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose fees on: (1) fossil fuel products producing carbon dioxide emissions, including coal, petroleum products, and natural gas; (2) fluorinated greenhouse gases; (3) emissions of any greenhouse gas from any greenhouse gas emissions source; and (4) associated emissions (attributable to venting, flaring, and leakage across the supply chain). The bill...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
July 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
July 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
July 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
July 26, 2017

Introduced in the House by Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

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