HR 621 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

Introduced Feb 12, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Ted Poe R-TX

Latest action · Feb 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 12, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - Prohibits any funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program; or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this Act.

Defines: (1) "cap-and-trade program" as any regulatory program established after the date of enactment of this Act that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases; and (2) "greenhouse gas" to include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2013 to Jun 25, 2014; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TN	Diane Black	Original	Feb 12, 2013
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Feb 12, 2013
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway	Original	Feb 12, 2013
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Feb 12, 2013
R-OH	Robert E. Latta	Original	Feb 12, 2013
R-TX	Pete Olson		Feb 13, 2013
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		Feb 15, 2013
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Feb 15, 2013
R-FL	Bill Posey		Feb 25, 2013
R-TX	Kay Granger		Feb 25, 2013
R-FL	Ron DeSantis		Feb 25, 2013
R-GA	Tom Graves		Feb 27, 2013
R-NY	Tom Reed		Feb 27, 2013
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Feb 28, 2013
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Feb 28, 2013
R-MO	Billy Long		Mar 5, 2013
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Mar 5, 2013
R-PA	Keith J. Rothfus		Mar 18, 2013
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Apr 9, 2013
R-FL	Trey Radel		Apr 23, 2013
R-AR	Tom Cotton		Jun 3, 2013
R-ND	Kevin Cramer		Jun 25, 2013
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Jun 25, 2013
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Jun 25, 2013
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jun 25, 2013
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Jun 26, 2013
R-TX	Steve Stockman		Jun 26, 2013
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jul 8, 2013
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Jul 17, 2013
R-PA	Lou Barletta		Aug 1, 2013
R-OK	James Lankford		Jun 11, 2014
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Jun 11, 2014
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Jun 11, 2014
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Jun 25, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Feb 12, 2013
	Energy Subcommittee	Referred Feb 15, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Feb 12, 2013Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H4088	Ted Poe R-TX	Jun 27, 2013

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R43860	Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies Archived	Report	Nov 18, 2016
R43230	Climate Change Legislation in the 113th Congress Archived	Report	Mar 12, 2014

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 12, 2013Introduced in House

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