HR 1018 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protect Farmers from the SEC Act

Introduced Feb 14, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Frank D. Lucas R-OK

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protect Farmers from the SEC Act

This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring the disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions related to agricultural products.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2023 to Mar 9, 2023; 55 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MNBrad FinstadOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-UTChris StewartOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-NCDan BishopOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-INGreg PenceOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-KYJames ComerOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-OHMike CareyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-NEMike FloodOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-KSRon EstesOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MOSam GravesOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MITim WalbergOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-OKTom ColeOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-CATom McClintockOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-KSTracey MannOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-IAZachary NunnOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-VABen ClineFeb 24, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupFeb 24, 2023
R-NCChuck EdwardsFeb 24, 2023
R-NEDon BaconFeb 24, 2023
R-COLauren BoebertFeb 24, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerFeb 24, 2023
R-FLMichael WaltzFeb 24, 2023
R-TXRoger WilliamsFeb 24, 2023
R-WIScott FitzgeraldFeb 24, 2023
R-ALDale W. StrongMar 9, 2023
R-INLarry BucshonMar 9, 2023
R-NVMark E. AmodeiMar 9, 2023
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.Mar 9, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 14, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Agriculture

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 30, February 14, 2023, page H841.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 118-1UNCERTAINTY, INFLATION, REGULATIONS: CHALLENGES FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE272 pagesAgriculture CommitteeFeb 28, 2023

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IF11256SEC Securities Disclosure: Background and Policy IssuesResourceAug 20, 2024

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 391Protect Farmers from the SEC ActRelated billFeb 13, 2023
HR 9063Protect Farmers from the SEC ActReintroduction ofSep 29, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to disclose information related to certain greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protect Farmers from the SEC Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2023Introduced in House

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