Comparison of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009
On September 30, 2009, Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Boxer (D-CA) introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, an initial draft of a comprehensive climate and energy bill. This bill is modeled after the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) that the U.S. House passed on June 26, 2009, but contains some notable differences. Also, details of some important provisions remain to be defined through the Senate committee process. In some cases, CEJAPA lacks provisions contained in ACES. However, some of those provisions were included in the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA), a bill that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed on July 16, 2009
This chart compares key provisions of the ACES bill to both the CEJAPA bill (as introduced) and the ACELA bill, and notes their similarities and differences. Please note that the Senate bills are subject to change as they move through the committee process.
