A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy of the United States.
Latest action · May 24, 2016 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3102-3103)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2016
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to U.S. families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2016 to May 26, 2016; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | May 26, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred May 24, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2016Introduced in Senate
- May 24, 2016Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3102-3103)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S3103 | — | May 24, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46947 | U.S. Climate Change Policy Archived | Report | Oct 28, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 89 | Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. | Related bill | Jun 13, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2016Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
