H. Con. Res 119—Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy
H. Con. Res. 119 - Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 3:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Text of H. Con. Res. 119PDFXML
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. (as introduced)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 115-834PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1001:
Agreed to by record vote of 229-183, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 226-186 on Wednessday, July 18, 2018.
MANAGERS: Newhouse/Polis
1. Closed rule.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
4. Provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Moore, Gwen (WI) | Democrat | Adds a line to include the harms done to low income communities, communities of color and tribal communities by greenhouse gases. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Expresses the sense of congress that a carbon tax would be beneficial to the U.S. economy. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 265
Motion by Mr. McGovern to provide for the consideration of H. Res. 999, and make the necessary changes in the rule. Defeated: 3–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 266
Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #2, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which expresses the sense of congress that a carbon tax would be beneficial to the U.S. economy. Defeated: 3–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 267
Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3