"Unlike the president and the Democrats who run the Senate, House Republicans are designing legislation to pass, rather than fail. They want to make a difference rather than a point. And the only thing keeping these bills from becoming law is the fact that Democrats in the Senate won't take them up. Every one would help create jobs. And none of them would raise taxes."
…Mitch McConnell.
The Forgotten Fifteen:
15 Jobs Bills the House Republicans Have Passed That Are Now Stuck In the Senate
1) The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (H.R 872) - Reduces overlapping and unnecessary regulation on pesticides; thereby reducing costs to both farmers and small business owners.
* Passed the House by a vote of 292-130 on March 31, 2011
2) The Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 910) - Prohibits the federal government from regulating greenhouse gas emissions; thereby by preventing a needless increase in energy prices for American households and businesses.
* Passed the House by a vote of 255-172 on April 7, 2011
3) A Resolution of Disapproval Regarding FCC's Regulation (H.J. Res. 37)- Prevents the federal government from regulating the Internet and broadband providers
* Passed the House by a vote of 240 to 179 on April 8, 2011
4) Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act (H.R 1230)- Helps to reduce energy prices and promote job creation by expediting offshore oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and the Virginia coast.
* Passed the House by a vote of 266-149 on May 5, 2011
5) Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act (H.R. 1229)- Promotes job creation and reduces energy prices by reinstating oil drilling permits in the Gulf Coast.
* Passed the House by a vote of 263-163 on May 11, 2011
6) Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act (H.R 1231)- Promotes lower energy costs and job creation by allowing drilling in at least 50 percent of the Outer Continental Shelf areas known to contain the most oil and gas.
* Passed the House by a vote of 243-179 on May 12, 2011
7) The Jobs and Energy Permitting Act H.R 2021)- Promotes job growth and reduces energy costs by expediting the process of obtaining an offshore drilling permit.
* Passed the House by a vote of 255-166 on June 22, 2011
8) The Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (H.R 2018) - Prevents the federal government from interfering with a state's water quality program once that state has already met existing federal standards; thereby eliminating needless red tape and tinkering by bureaucrats.
* Passed the House by a vote of 239 to 184 on July 13, 2011
9) The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1315)- Improves consumer protection and provides greater economic stability by allowing the Financial Stability Oversight Council to vote to set aside any harmful federal regulation.
* Passed the House by a vote of 241-173 on July 21, 2011
10) The North American-Made Energy Security Act (H.R. 1938)- Promotes job creation and energy security by ending the needless delay of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline.
* Passed the House by a vote of 279-147 on July 26, 2011
11) The Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) - Seeks to guarantee private companies the flexibility to develop their businesses in the state that offers the best opportunities for growth, job creation and stability.
* Passed the House by a vote of 238-186 on September 15, 2011
12) The Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts (TRAIN) Act (H.R. 2401) - establishes an interagency committee to evaluate the economic impacts of EPA regulations and delay the final dates for both the maximum achievable control technology (Utility MACT) standards and the cross-state air pollution rule (CSAPR) until the full impact has been studied. Both regulations would cost consumers and businesses $184 billion from 2011-2030 and would skyrocket electrical prices.
* Passed the House by a vote of 249-169 on September 23, 2011
13) The Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2681)- provides a stay of the EPA's overly burdensome rules and allows for the implementation of effective regulation that protects communities both environmentally and economically.
* Passed the House by a vote of 262-161 on October 6, 2011
14) The EPA Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2250)- alleviates the excessive regulatory burden placed on employers by the EPA's Boiler MACT rules, potentially costing companies $14 billion and 224,000 American jobs, and replacing them with sensible, achievable rules that do not destroy jobs.
* Passed the House by a vote of 275-142 on October 13, 2011
15) The Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act (H.R. 2273)- bipartisan legislation providing consistent, safe management of coal combustion residuals in a way that protects jobs and encourages recycling and beneficial use.
* Passed the House by a vote of 276-144 on October 14, 2011
Call your Senator today and tell them to start moving on Republican's American job creation bills.
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(202) 224-3121 and ask for your Senator!
