HR 4302 United States House · 118th Congress

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2023

HR 4302, the Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2023, requires energy companies seeking or holding leases to develop operations on public or Indian lands to disclose standardized environmental data. This applies to both fossil fuel projects (like oil and gas) and renewable energy projects (like wind and solar), mandating annual reports that detail greenhouse gas emissions, water use, biodiversity impacts, and other metrics disaggregated by state and operation type. Companies must submit these reports to the relevant federal agency (Interior or Agriculture) at lease application and annually thereafter, with failure to comply risking lease denial or suspension. The data must be published online in a machine-readable format and included in regular congressional reports assessing environmental impacts, wildfire risks, supply chain sources, and lifecycle effects of energy production.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics: Climate Change Forestry Tags: Government Transparency

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jun 2023

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Introduced Jun 22, 2023 Last action Aug 21, 2023

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Aug 21, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

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Aug 21, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

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Jun 22, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Jun 22, 2023

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors