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Past Legislative Activity

Legislation Analysis by CCCL 2009-2010

CCCL has prepared a database of all federal agency mandates contained in the House bill, ACES/Waxman-Markey:  

The database is sorted by primary agency, but it is an Excel spreadsheet that can also be sorted by type of action (e.g. regulations, reports, convening task forces), by subject matter (e.g. adaptation, appliances, transmission planning), by section number, or by page number. Users can also perform word searches.

 

Other Resources

Waxman-Markey Bill Debate at Columbia Video

Please send updates or corrections to Greg Wannier at gregory.wannier@law.columbia.edu

House of Representatives Deliberations 2009-2010

H.R. 5766, To ensure that the underwriting standards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac facilitate the use of property assessed clean energy programs to finance the installation of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements. Introduced by Rep Thompson, Mike (CA-1), co-sponsors (35)

American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
H.R. 2454 (“ACES” or “Waxman-Markey”)

Blog Links

ACES As Passed By the House (GPO version), (Library of Congress XML version with linked table of contents), 219-212 (roll call) - June 26, 2009

Committee on Energy & Commerce Section by Section Summary - July 14, 2009

Previous Versions

Discussion Draft - March 31, 2009
ACES As Introduced - May 15, 2009
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute - May 18, 2009
Committee on Energy & Commerce Report on ACES, Including Amended Text - June 5, 2009
ACES As Filed With the Committee on Rules - June 19, 2009
Summary of Manager's Amendment to ACES - June 26, 2009
Substitute Text Proposed by Amendment Offered by Rep. Forbes (R-VA), failed 172-256 (roll call) - June 26, 2009

House Floor Debate

House of Representatives Debate on ACES and Forbes (R-VA) Amendment - June 26, 2009
C-Span Video and Transcript of House Floor Debate

House Committee Markups

Committee on Energy & Commerce ACES Markup - May 18, 2009
Committee on Energy & Commerce ACES Markup - May 19, 2009
Committee on Energy & Commerce ACES Markup - May 20, 2009
Committee on Energy & Commerce ACES Markup - May 21, 2009

House Committee Hearings

Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on the Climate Crisis and National Security, Economic, and Public Health Threats - February 12, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on Energy Efficiency - February 24, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on Renewable Energy - February 26, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on Offsets - March 5, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on the Future of Coal - March 10, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on Consumer Protection in Climate Legislation - March 12, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on Climate Change and Competitiveness - March 18, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on Climate Change Adaptation - March 25, 2009
Committee on Energy & Commerce ACES Hearing - April 21, 2009
Committee on Energy & Commerce ACES Hearing - April 22, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment ACES Hearing - April 23, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment ACES Hearing - April 24, 2009
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on Allowance Allocation Policies - June 9, 2009
Committee on Agriculture ACES Hearing (press release) (opening statements) - June 11, 2009 (transcript not yet available)
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Hearing on National Transmission Policy - June 12, 2009
House Global Warming Select Committee Hearing on State of Climate Science - December 2, 2009

Key House Correspondence

Letters of Support for Committee Passage - May/June 2009
Letters of Support for House Passage - June 2009
Statement of White House Policy from Office of Management and Budget - June 26, 2009

 

Analyses of Waxman-Markey

Governmental Analyses

Congressional Budget Office - June 19, 2009
Congressional Budget Office - June 26, 2009 Update for Amended Bill
Congressional Budget Office - September 2009 Update
Congressional Research Service - September 14, 2009
Department of Agriculture - July 22, 2009
Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy - August 2009
Environmental Protection Agency - June 23, 2009

Industry and Trade Association Analyses

Alliance to Save Energy - July 21, 2009
American Petroleum Institute (Prepared by EnSys Energy) - August 21, 2009
Business Roundtable - June 2009
Edison Electric Institute
National Association of Manufacturers and American Council for Capital Formation
National Black Chamber of Commerce (Prepared by CRA International) - May 2009

Environmental and Other NGO Analyses

1 Sky - August 6, 2009
Center for American Progress - August 2009
Environmental Defense Fund - August 12, 2009
Environmental Defense Fund - October 2009 Update
Natural Resources Defense Council
Pew Center on Global Climate Change - June 2009

Academic and Think Tank Analyses

American Enterprise Institute - July 2009
Breakthrough Institute - June/July 2009
Brookings Institution - July 24, 2009
Economic Policy Institute - October 1, 2009
Heritage Foundation - August 6, 2009
World Resources Institute - June 25, 2009
World Resources Institute - April 20, 2009 (on discussion draft)

 

Other Bills

News

Dec. 17: Rockefeller abandons EPA delay bill for 111th Congress (Politico)
Dec. 10: Renewable energy Treasury grant program and corn ethanol tax credit get one-year extension in tax bill (N.Y. Times)

Senate Deliberations 2009-2010

Contents

  1. Majority Leadership Bills
  1. Comprehensive Climate and Energy Bills
  1. Non-Comprehensive Bills
  1. Hearings on Climate Change Related Issues (Unrelated to Specific Bills)
  2. Key Senate Correspondence
 
 
 

1. Majority Leadership Bills

S. ____, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010
Analyses
  • CBO Analysis, release pending
Commentaries

 

 

2. Comprehensive Climate and Energy Bills

S. ____, Unnamed Stationary Source Cap Discussion Draft, introduced by Senator Bingaman (D-NM)
S. ____, American Power Act, introduced by Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Lieberman (I-CT)

When the effort to take up S. 1733 ("Kerry-Boxer" or "CEJAPA") stalled after the bill passed out of committee, the "tripartisan" group of Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman set out to write a comprehensive bill they believed could secure 60 votes on the Senate floor. After months of negotiations and several delays, Senators Kerry and Lieberman released the American Power Act ("APA") on May 12, 2010.

Bill Text and Amendments
Sponsors' Summaries and Information Releases
CCCL Analyses
Other Analyses
Commentaries
 
S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, introduced by Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Boxer (D-CA)

Introduced to the Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 30, 2009 by Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer, after several months of negotiations following passage of Waxman-Markey by the House, “CEJAPA” was intended to be the framework of the Senate’s comprehensive climate and energy legislation. Pieces of the bill were to be filled in on the floor with language from bills debated and passed by other committees, including S. 2835 and S. 2729, on international climate finance and domestic offsets, respectively. EPW held hearings on CEJAPA, but because of a boycott by Republican members of the Committee, amendments by Committee members were not considered. The Committee reported the bill favorably, but Senate leadership never moved the bill to the floor.

Blog Links

Bill Text and Amendments

Sponsors' Summaries

  • Section by Section Summary of Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
  • Brief Summary of Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
  • Overview of Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Committee Hearings

Analyses

 
 

3. Non-Comprehensive Bills

Carbon Cap and Dividend Bills

S. 2877, CARBON LIMITS AND ENERGY FOR AMERICA'S RENEWAL ACT, introduced by Senators Cantwell (D-WA) and Collins (R-ME)

 

Energy Bills

S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 ("ACELA"), introduced by Senator Bingaman (D-NM)

Blog Links

 

S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, introduced by Senators Lugar (R-IN), Graham (R-SC), and Murkowski (R-AK)

Bill Text and Amendments

S. 3576, Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act, introduced by Senator Klobuchar (A-MN)

 

Energy Efficiency Bills

S. 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010, introduced by Senator Merkley (D-OR), with 5 co-sponsors

Bill Text and Amendments

 

S. 3177, HOME STAR ENERGY RETROFIT ACT OF 2010, introduced by Senator Bingaman (D-NM), with 2 co-sponsors

Bill Text and Amendments

 

Committee Hearings

 

Environmental Protection Agency Delay and Preemption Measures

S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, introduced by Senator Rockefeller (D-WV)

Bill Text and Amendments

 

S.J.Res. 26, DISAPPROVAL OF EPA ENDANGERMENT FINDING, introduced by Senator Murkowski (R-AK), with 40 co-sponsors

Vote on Motion to Proceed: Failed, 47-53 (41 Republicans and 6 Democrats voting Yea)

Resolution Text and Amendments

 

International Climate Finance Bills

S. 2835, INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE INVESTMENT ACT, introduced by Senator Kerry (D-MA), with 4 co-sponsors

 

Offsets Bills

S. 2729, CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS ACT, introduced by Senator Stabenow (D-MI), with 7 co-sponsors

Blog Links

Coal Technology Bills

S. 3591, A bill to provide financial incentives and a regulatory framework to facilitate the development and early deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies, and for other purposes, introduced by Senator Rockefeller, John D., IV (WV), with 1 co-sponsor

 
 
 

4. Hearings on Climate Change Related Issues (Unrelated to Specific Bills)

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Hearings:
The Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Global Warming Legislation - July 22, 2009

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearings:
International Aspects of Climate Change - November 17, 2009
Policy Options for Reducing GHG Emissions - December 2, 2009
Grid-Scale Energy Storage - December 10, 2009
Nuclear Power R&D - December 15, 2009
R&D Priorities and Initiatives for Meeting Medium- and Long-Term Climate Change Challenges - January 21, 2010
DOE Implementation of Programs under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - March 4, 2010
Discussion of Several Energy Efficiency Bills - March 10, 2010
Carbon Capture and Sequestration - S. 1856 and S. 1134 - April 20, 2010
Offshore Oil and Gas Development and the Deepwater Horizon Accident - May 11, 2010
Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling, Including Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - May 18, 2010
 

Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearings:
Legislative Tools for Clean Energy Economy and Reducing Global Warming Pollution - July 7, 2009
Global Warming and Agriculture, Forestry Communities, and Others - July 14, 2009
Climate Change and Transportation - July 14, 2009
Clean Energy Economy and American Competitiveness - July 16, 2009
State and Local Views on Clean Energy Jobs and Economic Growth - July 21, 2009
Climate Change and National Security - July 30, 2009
Climate Change and Ensuring That America Leads the Clean Energy Transformation - August 6, 2009
Solar Energy Technology and Clean Energy Jobs - January 28, 2010
Federal Response to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - May 18, 2010

Committee on Finance Hearings:
Climate Change Legislation and Jobs - November 10, 2009

 
 
 

5. Key Senate Correspondence

Letter to President from Centrist Democrats regarding legislation and Copenhagen
Letter to Senator Boxer from Coal Working Group Senators
Attachment to Coal Working Group Letter - Requested Language
Letter to Senator Boxer from Senators Regarding Natural Gas
Letters of Support for S. 1462, ACELA

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