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title: "A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States."
identifier: "114-SCONRES-1"
congress: 114
bill_number: 1
bill_type: "SCONRES"
version_code: "is"
version_type: "Introduced in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sconres/1"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/1"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T22:14:26.295Z"
---
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; andWhereas affordable and reliable energy sources are critical to maintaining the United States global competitiveness: Now, therefore, be itThat 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.