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3	4		DSESSION H. CON. RES. 86
	5	+	Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental
	6	+	to the United States economy.
	7	+	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
	8	+	JANUARY25, 2024
	9	+	Mr. Z
	10	+	INKE(for himself, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. BOST, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. CRENSHAW,
	11	+	Mr. P
	12	+	ERRY, Mr. OGLES, Mr. JACKSONof Texas, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois,
	13	+	Mr. L
	14	+	AMBORN, Mrs. MILLERof West Virginia, Mr. CAREY, Mr.
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	16	+	ANGWORTHY, and Mr. PFLUGER) submitted the following concurrent
	17	+	resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
4	18		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	19	+	Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would
	20	+	be detrimental to the United States economy.
5	21		Whereas a carbon tax is a Federal tax on carbon released
6	22		from fossil fuels;
7	23		Whereas a carbon tax will increase energy prices, including
8	24		the price of gasoline, electricity, natural gas, and home
9		-	heating oil; 2
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	25	+	heating oil;
11	26		Whereas a carbon tax will mean that families and consumers
12	27		will pay more for essentials like food, gasoline, and elec-
13	28		tricity;
14	29		Whereas a carbon tax will fall hardest on the poor, the elder-
15	30		ly, and those on fixed incomes;
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16	34		Whereas a carbon tax will lead to more jobs and businesses
17	35		moving overseas;
18	36		Whereas a carbon tax will lead to less economic growth;
19	37		Whereas American families will be harmed the most from a
20	38		carbon tax;
21	39		Whereas, according to the Energy Information Administra-
22	40		tion, the share of energy consumption during 2023 in the
23	41		United States that was derived from fossil fuels was ap-
24	42		proximately 80 percent;
25	43		Whereas a carbon tax will increase the cost of every good
26	44		manufactured in the United States;
27	45		Whereas a carbon tax will impose disproportionate burdens
28	46		on certain industries, jobs, States, and geographic re-
29	47		gions and would further restrict the global competitive-
30	48		ness of the United States;
31	49		Whereas American ingenuity has led to innovations in energy
32	50		exploration and development and has increased produc-
33	51		tion of domestic energy resources on private and State-
34	52		owned land which has created significant job growth and
35	53		private capital investment;
36	54		Whereas the energy policy of the United States should en-
37	55		courage continued private sector innovation and develop-
38	56		ment and not increase the existing tax burden on manu-
39		-	facturers; 3
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	57	+	facturers;
41	58		Whereas the production of American energy resources in-
42	59		creases the ability of the United States to maintain a
43	60		competitive advantage in today’s global economy;
44	61		Whereas a carbon tax would reduce America’s global competi-
45	62		tiveness and would encourage development abroad in
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46	66		countries that do not impose this exorbitant tax burden;
47	67		and
48	68		Whereas the Congress and the President should focus on pro-
49	69		growth solutions that encourage increased development of
50	70		domestic resources: Now, therefore, be it
51	71		Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1
52	72		concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that a carbon 2
53	73		tax would be detrimental to American families and busi-3
54	74		nesses, and is not in the best interest of the United States. 4
55		-	Passed the House of Representatives March 21,
56		-	2024.
57		-	Attest:
58		-	Clerk. 118
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66		-	H. CON. RES. 86
67		-	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
68		-	Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax
69		-	would be detrimental to the United States economy.
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