HR 1023 United States House · 118th Congress

Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act

HR 1023, the "Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act," repeals the greenhouse gas reduction fund established under Section 134 of the Clean Air Act and rescinds unobligated funds allocated to it. It also repeals a related provision in the Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law 117-169) that addressed this fund. This bill directly eliminates the federal funding mechanism for greenhouse gas reduction programs, stopping the allocation of government resources toward these climate initiatives. As a result, the government would no longer have legal authority to use funds for programs previously authorized under these provisions.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Sub-Topics: Air Quality Climate Change

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 14, 2023 Last action Mar 22, 2024

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · Mar 22, 2024

MINOR

The engrossed version of HR 1023 adds a short title ('Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act') and, more substantively, adds an entirely new section repealing Section 136 of the Clean Air Act, which established the methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems. This expands the bill from a single repeal (the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund) to two distinct repeals, broadening its impact on climate-related funding programs.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from repealing only the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (Section 134) to also repealing the methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems (Section 136), effectively eliminating two separate climate-related funding programs established under the Inflation Reduction Act.

SCOPE

A new Section 3 was added that repeals Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436), which governed the methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems, and rescinds any unobligated balances from that program.

DEFINITION

A short title was added: 'Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act.'

TECHNICAL

Section numbering was reorganized to accommodate the new section (original Section 1 became Section 2).

Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2024

How they voted

209–204

Passed · 19 other

Total votes 432

Mar 22, 2024

D Democratic213

1 Yea 203 Nay 9

95% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican218

207 Yea 1 Nay 10

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 209 - 204 (Roll no. 104). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1358)

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Mar 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 209 - 204 (Roll no. 104). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1358)

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Mar 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Mr. Peters moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Mar 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1085 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, H. Res. 98and H.R. 7023. The resolution provides for consideration H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, and H. Res. 987 under a closed rule, and H.R. 7023 under a structured rule, each with one hour of general debate. The rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, and H.R. 7023.

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Mar 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-26.

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Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 6 .

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Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Feb 14, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals.

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Feb 14, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Feb 14, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors