House GOP Passes Bill to Cut Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, Reclaim Unspent Funds

House Republicans passed a bill to remove the section about the greenhouse gas reduction fund from the Clean Air Act and to take back any unspent money from this fund, also affecting a part of another law called Public Law 117-169.

This is a bill to remove section 134 of the Clean Air Act, which is about the greenhouse gas reduction fund. Introduced on February 14, 2023, by Mr. Palmer and six other sponsors, it aims to:

  1. Remove the section that talks about the greenhouse gas reduction fund.
  2. Take back unspent money from this fund.
  3. Remove related parts in another law (Public Law 117-169) that talks about this fund.

This bill was moved forward for further discussion on March 23, 2023.

413 votes
Yea209
Nay204
Not Voting19
Mar 22, 2024, 11:55 AM (Washington D.C.)
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  1. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1085 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, H. Res. 98and H.R. 7023. The resolution provides for consideration H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, and H. Res. 987 under a closed rule, and H.R. 7023 under a structured rule, each with one hour of general debate. The rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, and H.R. 7023.
  2. Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-26.

  3. Reported in House

    The changes from the previous document to the current one are:

    1. Added sponsors: Mr. Griffith, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Allen.
    2. Change in status: It is now reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.

    No specific changes regarding numbers, especially money, were mentioned in the visible sections of both documents.

  4. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
  5. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.
  6. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 6 .
  8. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  9. Introduced in House

    This bill removes section 134 of the Clean Air Act, which is about the greenhouse gas reduction fund. It also takes back any money not yet spent from this fund. Lastly, it removes a part of another law (Public Law 117-169) that also deals with this greenhouse gas reduction fund.

  10. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals.
  11. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  12. Introduced in House