Bill > S163

This bill would prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or any other federal agency from creating, implementing, or enforcing any regulations aimed at reducing carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This prohibition would remain in effect until the Administrator, along with the heads of the Energy Information Agency and the Department of Commerce, certify in writing that China, India, and Russia have implemented and are enforcing similar measures to reduce their own carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions, and that these reductions are comparable to those proposed for the United States. The bill also states that any existing or future regulations requiring such reductions would be void until this certification is made, reflecting a concern that the U.S. should not bear the burden of emissions reductions alone if major developing nations are not taking similar steps.