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This bill, titled the "Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2025", prohibits federal agencies from using the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or other greenhouse gases in any regulatory decision-making process. The bill defines social cost as monetary estimates of damages associated with incremental increases in greenhouse gas emissions, referencing specific technical documents from government agencies like the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases and the Environmental Protection Agency. Federal agencies are specifically barred from considering these social cost estimates in cost-benefit analyses, rulemakings, guidance documents, or any other agency actions. Additionally, the bill requires each federal agency to submit a report to Congress within 120 days of enactment detailing how they have used social cost calculations since January 2009. The legislation also mandates that agencies only use environmental considerations explicitly required by Congress, utilize the most robust and non-ideologically motivated assessment methodologies, and align their greenhouse gas emission valuations with specific Office of Management and Budget guidance. The underlying intent appears to be limiting the use of climate change-related economic modeling in federal regulatory processes.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1584/all-info