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S. 1205

Ratepayers Protection Act of 2005

Ratepayers Protection Act of 2005 - Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to study and report to Congress on the effect on certain disadvantaged individuals (e.g., low-income, disabled, and minority groups) of actions taken or considered by regulated electric utilities to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions.

Amends the National Climate Program Act to prohibit: (1) regulated electric utilities from recovering additional costs from ratepayers for reducing carbon dioxide emissions; and (2) state utility commissions from compelling ratepayers to pay any amount incurred by a regulated public utility for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6238)

Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK](R-OK)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6238)

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6238)

  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate