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H Amdt 585 - Prohibits the Social Cost of Carbon from Being Included in Agency Determinations - National Key Vote
Peter Roskam voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
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Related Legislation
- HR 2641 - Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013
- H Amdt 587 - Exempts Certain Nuclear Facility Construction Projects from Environmental Review Time Frame Requirements
Issues Related to H Amdt 585
Stage Details
Amendment -
Amendment Adopted
(House)
(222-188) -
March 6, 2014(Key vote)
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Title: Prohibits the Social Cost of Carbon from Being Included in Agency Determinations
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Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 2641 that prohibits the social cost of carbon from being used in an environmental review or decision-making process of a regulatory agency.
- Prohibits the “social cost of carbon” from being used in an environmental review or decision-making process of a regulatory agency.
- Defines “social cost of carbon” as an estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year, including, but not limited to, the following changes:
- Net agricultural productivity;
- Human health; and
- Property damages from increased flood risk.
Amendment - Introduced (House) - March 6, 2014
Title: Prohibits the Social Cost of Carbon from Being Included in Agency Determinations
