There have been a number of climate change bills introduced in the House and Senate over the past several years. All contain strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capping emissions and progressively reducing them according to set targets. The most ambitious federal bills introduced to date are the Sanders-Boxer Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act in the Senate and the Waxman Safe Climate Act in the House. Each of these bills call for stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 followed by mandatory reductions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

In the Senate, the Lieberman-Warner bill has been passed through the Environment and Public Works committee, with a possible full-senate vote in June 2008.  For more information, click here.

The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee is reportedly in the midst of drafting a bill as well, which could be introduced this year.

In the summer of 2007, both the House and Senate took up debate on energy legislation, which included energy efficiency measures and development of renewable fuels, as well as a CAFE fuel economy increase in the Senate. Read more about the energy bill here.

To learn more about specific bills introduced in the House and Senate, follow the 110th legislation links on this page.