Pollution Transparency Act
Latest action · Oct 5, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pollution Transparency Act
The heads of federal agencies in making certain rulemaking or procurement decisions must consider the costs of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions as specified in the bill.
The bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on the Costs of Greenhouse Gases to evaluate, at least once every five years, the method of calculating the cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
The bill also establishes the Costs of Greenhouse Gases Scientific Review Committee. The 10 members of the committee must be selected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and represent relevant scientific fields. The committee must make recommendations to the working group regarding revisions to the greenhouse gas calculation method.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 5, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 5, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3981 | Pollution Transparency Act | Identical bill | Oct 16, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
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