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• Congress Adjourns to Campaign for Elections

  Congress adjourned on October 3, after completing work on the economic rescue bill. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene for a post-election, lame duck session on November 17 and to organize for the 111 th Congress. The House is currently scheduled to Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:59 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 10-7-08 by Article

• Energy Tax Extenders Become Law in Economic Rescue Package

  On October 3, by a vote of 263-171, the House passed HR 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, a bill that provides $700 billion to rescue the financial markets, which the Senate passed 74-25 on October 1. The House had defeated a slightly Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:59 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 10-7-08 by Article

• Dingell and Boucher Release Climate Change Draft

  Today, (10/7) House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) and Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) released a "discussion draft" of legislation to establish an economy-wide, cap-and-trade program Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:57 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 10-7-08 by Article