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Calendar No. 5
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 5
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 6, 2009
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Casey, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
January 7, 2009
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act
of 2009
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Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the economy and the security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming by—
making and encouraging significant investments in green job creation and clean energy across the economy;
diversifying and rapidly expanding the use of secure, efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy supplies and technologies;
transforming the infrastructure of the United States to make the infrastructure sustainable and the United States more competitive globally, including transmission grid modernization and transportation sector electrification;
requiring reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States and achieving reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases abroad;
protecting consumers from volatile energy prices through better market oversight and enhanced energy efficiency standards and incentives; and
eliminating wasteful and unnecessary tax breaks and giveaways that fail to move the United States toward a more competitive and cleaner energy future.
January 7, 2009
Read the second time and placed on the calendar