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American Clean Energy and Security Act

Work continues on “H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act.”  The Energy and Commerce Committee began markup of the bill on Monday, May 18, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. and is hoping to vote on the bill before the Memorial Day recess.

This bill sets the stage for a host of increased costs and concerns for cattle producers.  H.R. 2454 is a comprehensive bill that caps carbon emissions.  The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association has monitored this legislation and continually advocated that agriculture be categorized as a solution to carbon sequestration.  H.R. 2454 in its current form falls short in categorizing agriculture as key resource for carbon sequestration.  This bill also brings about increased costs to agriculture operations. 

The debates have been quite entertaining.  If you get a chance, you should definitely check out the action on C-Span 3 or by clicking on the energy and commerce committee’s website. 

DTN’s Chris Clayton provided some good comments on the bill and proceedings.  Click here to read it.

Another cattle and meat perspective can be found at Meatingplace.com.

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