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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5168
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to Congress
regarding the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms.
MOORE, Mr. PANETTA, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report
to Congress regarding the Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pricing Greenhouse
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Gases Report Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING PRO-
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GRAM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
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Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall submit a re-
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port to Congress on the utility of the data from the Green-
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house Gas Reporting Program for determining the amount
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of greenhouse gases emitted by each taxpayer for the pur-
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pose of imposing a fee on such taxpayers with respect to
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such emissions. Such report shall include a detailed de-
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scription and analysis of any administrative or other chal-
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lenges associated with using such data for such purpose.
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(b) GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING PROGRAM.—For
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purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Greenhouse Gas Re-
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porting Program’’ means the reporting program estab-
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lished by the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
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tion Agency under title II of division F of the Consolidated
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Appropriations Act, 2008.
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