H.R. 1146 (116th) - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act
Natural Resources
Co-sponsors: 182 – 181 Democrats, 1 Republican
Economy-Wide Incentives
The United States must take immediate, coordinated action at all levels of government and in partnership with countries around the world to prevent the average global temperature from increasing beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius.
H.R. 1941 (116th) – Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act (Cunningham)
Natural Resources
Co-Sponsors: 51 – 50 Democrats, 1 Republican
This bill prohibits any future leases for oil and gas drilling off the United States’ Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
(Summary from Cunningham press release)
S.1763 (116th) - Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2019 (Bennet)
Committee on Finance
Co-Sponsors: 1 – 1 Republican
H.R.2000 (115th) - CLEANER Act (Cartwright)
Energy and Commerce
Co-Sponsors: 73 – 73 Democrats
This bill aims to eliminate a hazardous waste exemption that was added onto the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in 1980. That amendment, which exempted oil and gas companies from having to comply with hazardous waste disposal standards, would be removed under the CLEANER Act, forcing oil, gas and geothermal companies to play by the same rules as other industries.
H.R. 3249 (116th) - Financing Our Energy Future Act (Thompson)
Transportation and Infrastructure
Co-Sponsors: 2 – 1 Democrat. 1 Republican
S. 2256 (115th) – The Tax Extender Act of 2017 (Hatch)
Finance
Cosponsors: 5 – 5 Republicans
H.R. 4186 (116th) – Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act (Stefanik)
Ways and Means
Co-Sponsors: 1 – 1 Democrat
H.Res. 288 (116th) — Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green Real Deal (Gaetz)
Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Oversight and Reform
Co-Sponsors: 1–0 Democrats, 1 Republican
This resolution proposes a series of federal policies and programs, as well as fiscal and environmental reforms to achieve robust, economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions, as well as for other purposes.
H.Res. 109 (116th) — Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal (Ocasio-Cortez)
Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology; Education and Labor; Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture; Natural Resources; Foreign Affairs; Financial Services; Judiciary; Ways and Means; Oversight and Reform
Cosponsors: 91–91 Democrats, 0 Republicans
This resolution proposes a series of federal policies and programs, as well as fiscal and environmental reforms to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, as well as for other purposes.
H.R. 2326 (115th) — Climate Solutions Commission Act (formerly Delaney)
Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology
Co-Sponsors: 15–7 Democrats, 8 Republicans