United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 97 (112th)
Free Industry Act
Introduced
5 January 2011
Last action
1 February 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Sponsors
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Subjects
Environment, Climate
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Free Industry Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of the term "air pollutant" carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride; and (2) declare that nothing in the Act shall be treated as authorizing or requiring the regulation of climate change or global warming.
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Timeline
5 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/97
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/97
- us · 112-hr-97 · source updated 6 December 2025