House Bill 4142
116th Congress(2019-2020)
America Wins Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 2, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4142
Congress
116
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
America Wins Act
This bill imposes an excise tax on the carbon dioxide content of coal, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer and requires the revenues to be used for infrastructure, an energy refund program to provide payments to certain low-income households, and other purposes.
August 2, 2019
08/21/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
08/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
08/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
08/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
08/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
08/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
08/02/2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
08/02/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:11 PM