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H.R. 6186, The Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6186 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....

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H.R. 6107, The American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6107 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska....

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H.R. 6067, The Invest in Energy Independence Act

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6067 would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to help reduce the oil prices to consumers, to reduce the cost of petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, to better match the composition of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refinery requirements in the United States, and to fund energy research and development....

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H.R. 5881, The Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5881 would direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and it would direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences....

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H.R. 5575, The Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5575 would require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions....

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H.R. 5580, The Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5580 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda....

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S. 2669, The Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2008

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2669 would provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program....

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H.R. 5402, The Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2008

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5402 would amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and to establish the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse to provide support and information on climate change to small business concerns....

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H.R. 5146, The Invest in Energy Security Act

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5146 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to acquire petroleum in quantities sufficient to fill the available capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, subject to certain limitations....

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H.R. 4329, The NAFTA Accountability Act

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4329 would assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it would require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and it would provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met....

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H.R. 4226, The Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4226 would accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances....

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S. 595, The Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 595 would amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency....

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H.R. 3319, The Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3319 would provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations....

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H.R. 3236, The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3236 would promote greater energy efficiency....

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H.R. 2850, The Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.77

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2850 would provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program....

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H.R. 2906, The 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps Act

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2906 would establish a pilot program under which the Secretary of Education makes grants to establish and support the 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps....

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H.R. 2813, The Children's Mercury Exposure Act of 2007

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2813 would address the risks of exposure of children to mercury from mercury-contaminated industrial sites....

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H.R. 1087, The Mercury Emissions Reduction Act

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1087 would amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units be subject to the MACT standard for hazardous air pollutants....

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H.R. 1050, The A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1050 would establish a living wage, jobs-for-all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories....

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H.R. 1055, The Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1055 would amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency....

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H.R. 620, The Climate Stewardship Act of 2007

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 620 would accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances....

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S. 309, The Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 309 would amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide....

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S. 183, The Improved Passenger Automobile Fuel Economy Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 183 would require the establishment of a corporate average fuel economy standard for passenger automobiles of 40 miles per gallon by 2017....

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H.R. 4591, The Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.09

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4591 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement provisions of three international environmental agreements: the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention), the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution for POPs (POPs Protocol to LRTAP), and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in Internat...

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H.R. 1215, The Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1.03

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1215 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 2008 for chemistry and chemical engineering research aimed at reducing or eliminating the use and production of hazardous substances (known as ¿green chemistry¿). It would authorize funding for such green chemistry programs at four agencies: the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Environmental Protection Ag...

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