Congress Prepares To Debate Climate Change Legislation This Fall

As members of Congress return from their August recess and begin working on a packed agenda, climate change is one of the issues expected to receive continued attention. The committees of jurisdiction in both the Senate and the House will focus on climate change legislation, and the leaders of those committees have emphasized their interest in having climate bills considered on the floor of each chamber by the end of the year. Such a timetable, however, could be more ambitious than realistic. This issue alert highlights the key proposals – and the primary issues – that will be in play as Congress wrestles with climate change legislation this fall.

Senate Climate Change Proposals: Bingaman/Specter and Lieberman/Warner