Senate bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-200
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011
Became law on Nov 27, 2012.
Sponsor: Sen. John Thune R-SDWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 7, 2011
- Committee actionJul 31, 2012
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2012 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentNov 16, 2012
- Became lawNov 27, 2012
Latest action: Nov 27, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-200.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1956.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011” on August 1, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 31, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 1, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43510
- CBO publication date
- August 1, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1956, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1956
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-195 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on August 2, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 2, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/195
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1956, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1956
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3ba97e2c14d0811dc294e5e504784fdb9d5352759e62667f6ef071681d015d04
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1956, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.