S 2599 · 118th Congress · Environmental Protection
AIR FAIR Act of 2023
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.(2023-07-27)
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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2599 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2599 To impose surcharges on private jet travel and certain first class and business tickets, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To impose surcharges on private jet travel and certain first class and business tickets, 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 ``Assessing International Requirements to Fuel Aviation's Impact Reduction Act of 2023'' or the ``AIR FAIR Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) aviation accounts for 3 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions of the United States; (2) aviation is …
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