Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019
This bill imposes a fee on the carbon content of fuels, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product derived from those fuels that will be used so as to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels and is equal to the greenhouse gas content of the fuel multiplied by the carbon fee rate. The rate begins at $15 in 2019, increases by $10 each year, and is subject to further adjustments based on the progress in meeting specified emissions reduction targets. The bill also imposes a specified fee on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
The bill includes
- exemptions for fuels used for agricultural or nonemitting purposes,
- exemptions for fuels used by the Armed Forces,
- rebates for facilities that capture and sequester carbon dioxide, and
- border adjustment provisions that require certain fees or refunds for carbon-intensive products that are exported or imported.
The fees must be deposited into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund and used for administrative expenses and dividend payments to U.S. citizens or lawful residents. The fees must be decommissioned when emissions levels and monthly dividend payments fall below specified levels.
The bill also suspends certain regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions. The suspensions expire if the emissions targets established by this bill are not reached after a specified time period.
Cosponsors 86
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2019 to Dec 17, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Feb 12, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Mar 4, 2019 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2019 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2019 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2019Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 15, January 24, 2019, page H1212.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-14 | MEMBER DAY97 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Nov 14, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45472 | Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Legislation: 108th Through 118th Congresses | Report | Dec 4, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7173 | Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Nov 27, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund for the American people in order to encourage market-driven innovation of clean energy technologies and market efficiencies which will reduce harmful pollution and leave a healthier, more stable, and more prosperous nation for future generations.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appropriations
- Aviation and airports
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Customs enforcement
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- International law and treaties
- Motor fuels
- Motor vehicles
- Oil and gas
- Tariffs
- Taxation
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
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 bill 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.
