S.Con.Res. 1 — Introduced in Senate

III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. CON. RES. 1 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 7, 2015Mr. Vitter submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Finance CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Whereas a carbon tax is regressive in nature and would unfairly burden those vulnerable individuals and families in the United States that are already struggling with increasing electricity rates and a slow economic recovery; Whereas a carbon tax would increase the cost of every good manufactured in the United States; Whereas a carbon tax would harm the entire United States manufacturing sector; Whereas European nations that have adopted carbon policies and regulatory regimes have forced energy poverty on their citizens and undermined their economies; Whereas the increase in production of domestic fossil energy resources on private and State-owned land has created significant job growth and private capital investment; and Whereas affordable and reliable energy sources are critical to maintaining the United States global competitiveness: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to families and businesses in the United States, and is not in the interest of the United States.