House democrats are released a first draft of domestic greenhouse gas mitigation legislation Tuesday.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and chairman of the panel’s subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Edward Markey (D-Mass.) will lead the charge.

Here's an overview of the 600-page draft, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, and the full draft bill here.

More on the bill from WaPo, NYT, and Bloomberg

Tiffany Clements is managing editor of Weathervane.