HR 97
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 97
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not
subject to the Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 5, 2011
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BISHOP
of Utah, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BOREN, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr.
BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CAPITO,
Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. DAVIS of
Kentucky, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. HALL, Mr.
HERGER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. KINGSTON,
Mr. LEE of New York, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr.
MARCHANT, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. OLSON, Mr.
PAUL, Mr. PETRI, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SCALISE,
Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not
subject to the Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Free Industry Act'.
SEC. 2. GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT.
Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended by adding
the following at the end thereof: `The term `air pollutant' shall not include
carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons,
or sulfur hexafluoride.'.
SEC. 3. CLIMATE CHANGE NOT REGULATED BY CLEAN AIR ACT.
Nothing in the Clean Air Act shall be treated as authorizing or requiring
the regulation of climate change or global warming.
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