To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a methane border adjustment mechanism.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines 'eligible organization' for judicial threat center grants as national nonprofit with: judicial security expertise and training experience at state/local levels, courthouse design experience, understanding, authorizes State Justice Institute to fund eligible organizations to establish State judicial threat intelligence center, and establishes a methane border adjustment mechanism imposing a tax on imported petroleum and natural gas based on methane emissions from production. It relies on reporting requirements, definition changes, grants, and tariffs. The main policy areas are Environment, Energy, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
State and local judges could face reduced risk, Federal government (Treasury) could gain revenue opportunities, and National judicial security nonprofits could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Foreign petroleum and natural gas producers could face higher costs, Importers of petroleum and natural gas could face higher costs, and State Justice Institute would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Defines 'eligible organization' for judicial threat center grants as national nonprofit with: judicial security expertise and training experience at state/local levels, courthouse design experience, understanding...
- Authorizes State Justice Institute to fund eligible organizations to establish State judicial threat intelligence center.
- Establishes a methane border adjustment mechanism imposing a tax on imported petroleum and natural gas based on methane emissions from production.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines 'eligible organization' for judicial threat center grants as national nonprofit with: judicial security expertise and training experience at state/local levels, courthouse design experience, understanding, authorizes State Justice Institute to fund eligible organizations to establish State judicial threat intelligence center, and establishes a methane border adjustment mechanism imposing a tax on imported petroleum and natural gas based on methane emissions from production.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill defines 'eligible organization' for judicial threat center grants as national nonprofit with: judicial security expertise and training experience at state/local levels, courthouse design experience, understanding, authorizes State Justice Institute to fund eligible organizations to establish State judicial threat intelligence center, and establishes a methane border adjustment mechanism imposing a tax on imported petroleum and natural gas based on methane emissions from production.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- State and local judges
- Federal government (Treasury)
- National judicial security nonprofits
- Eligible nonprofit organizations
- Domestic oil and gas producers
Identified Costs
- Foreign petroleum and natural gas producers
- Importers of petroleum and natural gas
- State Justice Institute
- US Trade Commission and International Trade Administration
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Court staff, Federal government (Treasury), Law enforcement agencies
Positive-direction: Court staff, Federal government (Treasury), Law enforcement agencies, State and local judges
Negative-direction: State Justice Institute, US Trade Commission and International Trade Administration
Domestic oil and gas producers, Foreign petroleum and natural gas producers, Importers of petroleum and natural gas
Positive-direction: Domestic oil and gas producers, US oil and gas exporters with low methane emissions
Negative-direction: Foreign petroleum and natural gas producers, Importers of petroleum and natural gas
Eligible nonprofit organizations, National judicial security nonprofits
Methane emissions monitoring and verification companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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