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America's Clean Future Fund Act

USA116th CongressS-4484| Senate 
| Updated: 8/6/2020
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
America's Clean Future Fund Act This bill imposes various standards and programs related to clean energy, climate change resiliency, and emissions standards, including by (1) establishing the Climate Change Finance Corporation to finance clean energy and climate change resiliency activities; (2) establishing a carbon fee and emissions targets on the use, sale, or transfer of certain fuels by specified entities; and (3) providing grants to eligible entities for transition assistance to a low-carbon economy.
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Aug 6, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Aug 6, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5277-5284)
  • August 6, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 6, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5277-5284)

Environmental Protection

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsAtmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalBuy American requirementsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of CommerceDepartment of EnergyDepartment of the TreasuryEcologyEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsEducational facilities and institutionsElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy assistance for the poor and agedEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy pricesEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresEnvironmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFederal officialsFinancial services and investmentsFloods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHigher educationHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIncome tax exclusionIndustrial facilitiesIndustrial policy and productivityInflation and pricesInfrastructure developmentInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Labor standardsLivestockManufacturingMetalsMiningMotor carriersMotor vehiclesNatural disastersOil and gasPipelinesPoverty and welfare assistancePublic-private cooperationPublic transitRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacySales and excise taxesState and local government operationsTariffsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsTechnology transfer and commercializationTransportation programs fundingUnemploymentUrban and suburban affairs and developmentUser charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supplyWetlands

America's Clean Future Fund Act

USA116th CongressS-4484| Senate 
| Updated: 8/6/2020
America's Clean Future Fund Act This bill imposes various standards and programs related to clean energy, climate change resiliency, and emissions standards, including by (1) establishing the Climate Change Finance Corporation to finance clean energy and climate change resiliency activities; (2) establishing a carbon fee and emissions targets on the use, sale, or transfer of certain fuels by specified entities; and (3) providing grants to eligible entities for transition assistance to a low-carbon economy.
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Timeline
Aug 6, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Aug 6, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5277-5284)
  • August 6, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 6, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5277-5284)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Finance Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsAtmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalBuy American requirementsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of CommerceDepartment of EnergyDepartment of the TreasuryEcologyEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsEducational facilities and institutionsElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy assistance for the poor and agedEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy pricesEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresEnvironmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFederal officialsFinancial services and investmentsFloods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHigher educationHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIncome tax exclusionIndustrial facilitiesIndustrial policy and productivityInflation and pricesInfrastructure developmentInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Labor standardsLivestockManufacturingMetalsMiningMotor carriersMotor vehiclesNatural disastersOil and gasPipelinesPoverty and welfare assistancePublic-private cooperationPublic transitRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacySales and excise taxesState and local government operationsTariffsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsTechnology transfer and commercializationTransportation programs fundingUnemploymentUrban and suburban affairs and developmentUser charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supplyWetlands