summary
Introduced
07/05/2019
07/05/2019
In Committee
07/16/2019
07/16/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose certain activities relating to climate change, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require an issuer of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks posed to the issuer, including an issuer's strategies and actions to mitigate these risks. Among other things, issuers must (1) report their direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions, (2) disclose their fossil fuel-related assets, and (3) establish standards regarding the social cost of carbon.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks, including their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuel-related assets, and the social cost of carbon. The bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue rules establishing climate-related risk disclosure requirements, including industry-specific metrics and scenarios to assess the resilience of issuer risk management strategies. The bill aims to increase transparency around the financial impacts of climate change and promote a smoother transition to a low-emissions economy.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry
Sponsors (36)
Sean Casten (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Chuy García (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Michael San Nicolas (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461. (on 10/27/2020)
Official Document
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...