Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2022
Summary
Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2022 This bill prohibits specified federal entities (e.g., the Department of Energy) from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or greenhouse gas as part of any cost-benefit analysis required under any law or specified Executive Orders. In addition, such social costs must not be considered by such entities (1) in rulemaking, (2) in the issuance of guidance, (3) in taking other agency action, (4) or as a justification for any rulemaking, guidance document, or agency action.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 21, 2022
Last action Jul 21, 2022
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2
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Committee
1
Jul 21, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jul 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
James M. Inhofe
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Roger Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Roy Blunt
RRepublican
Co
Shelley Moore Capito
RRepublican
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