To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify that no Federal agency shall be required to consider the social cost of carbon as a condition of compliance with such Act, and for other purposes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 31, 2014)
Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to prohibit a federal agency from being required to consider the social cost of carbon (an estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year) as part of any cost-benefit or regulatory analysis of any program, project, activity, or administrative action of the agency as a condition of compliance with NEPA.
What just happenedAug 15, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 31, 2014
- Aug 15, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jul 31, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Jul 31, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House