,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4  
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4   
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,alex&]1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4  
,blunt1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 & ,mr4 ,crapo7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit any regulations promulgat$ 
pursuant to a presid5tial memor&um      
relat+ to p[] sector c>bon pollution    
/&>ds f tak+ effect4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,national     
,en]gy ,tax ,repeal ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & 
purposes  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 
7#a7 on ,june #be1 #bjac1 ,presid5t     
,obama issu$ a ,presid5tial memor&um    
direct+ ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy to issue regulations
 relat+ to p[] sector c>bon pollution   
/&>ds = exi/+ coal fir$ p[] plants2     
7#b7 ! issuance ( t memor&um circumv5ts 
,congress & ! w ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  7#c7 any action to control emissions (

 gre5h\se gases f exi/+ coal fir$ p[]   
plants 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by m&at+ a     
national en]gy tax w\ld deva/ate major  
sectors ( ! economy1 co/ ?\s&s ( jobs1 &
 increase en]gy co/s = l[-income        
h\seholds1 small bus9esses1 & s5iors on 
fix$ income2  7#d7 joblessness increases
 ! likelihood ( hospital visits1        
illnesses1 & premature dea?s2  7#e7     
accord+ to te/imony on ,june #ae1 #bjaa1
 be=e ! ,committee on ,environm5t &     
,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate by ,dr4 ,h>vey
 ,br5n] ( ,johns ,hopk9s ,univ]sity1 ,! 
unemploym5t rate is well e/abli%$ z a   
risk factor = elevat$ illness &         
mortality rates 9 epidemiological /udies
 p]=m$ s9ce ! e>ly #aihjs4 ,9 addition  
to influ5ces on m5tal disord]1 suicide &
 alcohol abuse & alcoholism1 unemploym5t
 is also an important risk factor 9     
c>diovascul> disease & ov]all decreases 
9 life expectancy42  7#f7 accord+ to !  
,national ,c5t] = ,heal? ,/ati/ics1     
*ildr5 9 poor families 7 f\r times z    
likely to be 9 fair or poor heal? z     

*ildr5 t 7 n poor2  7#g7 any major      
decision t w\ld co/ ! economy ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates millions ( doll>s & lead to     
s]i\s negative heal? effects = ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld be debat$ &          
explicitly au?oriz$ by ,congress1 n     
approv$ by a ,presid5tial memor&um or   
regulations2 &  7#h7 any policy adopt$  
by ,congress %\ld make ,unit$ ,/ates    
en]gy z clean z practicable1 z quickly z
 practicable1 )\t increas+ ! co/ ( en]gy
 = /ruggl+ families1 s5iors1 l[-income  
h\seholds1 & small bus9esses4  7b7      
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are--  
7#a7 to ensure t--  7,a7 a national     
en]gy tax is n impos$ on ! economy ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 /ruggl+ families1
 s5iors1 l[-income h\seholds1 & small   
bus9esses d n exp]i5ce skyrocket+       
electricity bills & joblessness2  7#b7  
to protect ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
p>ticul>ly families1 s5iors1 & *ildr51 f
 ! s]i\s negative heal? effects (       
joblessness2  7#c7 to all[ suffici5t "t 
= ,congress to develop & au?orize an    

appropriate me*anism to address ! en]gy 
ne$s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! pot5tial     
*all5ges pos$ by sev]e wea!r2 &  7#d7 to
 re/ore ! legislative process &         
congressional au?ority ov] ! en]gy      
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4          
,presid5tial memor&um ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( law1 ! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy
 %all n promulgate any regulation relat+
 to p[] sector c>bon pollution /&>ds or 
any sub/antially simil> regulation on or
 aft] ,june #be1 #bjac1 unless t        
regulation is explicitly au?oriz$ by an 
,act ( ,congress4