H.R. 3626 · 114th Congress
Ensuring Affordable Energy Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ted Poe
- Introduced
- 2015-09-28
- Latest action
- 2015-10-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Summary
Ensuring Affordable Energy Act
This bill prohibits funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program, or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this bill.
A cap-and-trade program is any regulatory program established after enactment of this bill that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas (caused by human activity).