US Congress Senate Bill 1512 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on June 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, and the Council on Environmental Quality from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or greenhouse gas as part of any cost benefit analysis in the rule making process, unless a federal law is enacted authorizing such consideration. They may also consider those social costs if they use an estimate that: (1) complies with the requirements of the "Circular A-4" document of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), (2) uses only the discount rates specified in that document, (3) considers only the domestic costs and benefits of the activity, and (4) has been reviewed by the OMB for compliance with the circular A-4 document and consistency across federal agencies. The EPA must report on the number of proposed and final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions since January 2009 that use those social costs, including as part of any cost benefit analysis required under Executive Order 12866 or other relevant authority.

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017

Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB3117 (Related) 2018-11-02 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-999, Part I.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1512/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1512/BILLS-115s1512is.pdf