H.R. 1960 (116 th ): Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2019

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To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Donald Beyer

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district. Democrat.

This bill was introduced on March 28, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

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History

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4889 (115th).

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 9645 (117th).

H.R. 1960 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1960. This is the one from the 116 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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