Carbon Pollution Transparency Act
Latest action · Jun 5, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Carbon Pollution Transparency Act
This bill requires the heads of federal agencies, when making certain rulemaking or procurement decisions, to consider and document the cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions in accordance with a set of standardized amounts.
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 to make recommendations to the working group regarding revisions to the calculation method. The 10 members of the committee must be selected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and represent relevant scientific fields.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 5, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2019Read 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 8174 | Carbon Pollution Transparency Act | Related bill | Sep 4, 2020 |
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.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
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