119-hr3147

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3147 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3147

 To prohibit Federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, 
the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost 
 of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 1, 2025

Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. Balderson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
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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 A BILL

 To prohibit Federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, 
the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost 
 of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Honesty in Energy 
Regulations Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means has 
 the meaning given the term ``agency'' in 

section 551 of title 
 5, United States Code.

    (2) Social cost of carbon.--The term ``social cost of 
 carbon'' means--
        (A) the estimate of the social cost of carbon 
 described in--
            (i) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for 
 Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive 
 Order 12866'', published by the Interagency 
 Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United 
 States Government, in February 2010;
            (ii) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, 
 Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates 
 under Executive Order 13990'', published by the 
 Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of 
 Greenhouse Gases, United States Government, in 
 February 2021;
            (iii) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Technical Update of the 
 Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact 
 Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'', 
 published by the Interagency Working Group on 
 Social Cost of Carbon, United States 
 Government, in May 2013 and revised in November 
 2013 and July 2015, and published and revised 
 by the Interagency Working Group on the Social 
 Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States 
 Government, in August 2016;
            (iv) the document entitled ``Regulatory 
 Impact Analysis for the New Source Performance 
 Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 
 New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-
 Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission 
 Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 
 Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating 
 Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean 
 Energy Rule'', published by the Administrator 
 of the Environmental Protection Agency in April 
 2024;
            (v) the document entitled ``Regulatory 
 Impact Analysis for the Final Federal Good 
 Neighbor Plan Addressing Regional Ozone 
 Transport for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient 
 Air Quality Standard'', published by the 
 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
 Agency in March 2023;
            (vi) the document entitled ``Regulatory 
 Impact Analysis for the Final National Emission 
 Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- 
 and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating 
 Units Review of the Residual Risk and 
 Technology Review'', published by the 
 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
 Agency in April 2024;
            (vii) the document entitled ``Benefit and 
 Cost Analysis for Supplemental Effluent 
 Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the 
 Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source 
 Category'', published by the Administrator of 
 the Environmental Protection Agency on April 
 18, 2024; or
            (viii) any successor or substantially 
 related document; and
        (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages 
 associated with an incremental increase in carbon 
 dioxide emissions in a given year.

    (3) Social cost of greenhouse gases.--The term ``social 
 cost of greenhouse gases'' means--
        (A) the estimate of the social cost of any 
 greenhouse gas that is described in--
            (i) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for 
 Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive 
 Order 12866'', published by the Interagency 
 Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United 
 States Government, in February 2010;
            (ii) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Technical Update of the 
 Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact 
 Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'', 
 published by the Interagency Working Group on 
 Social Cost of Carbon, United States 
 Government, in May 2013 and revised in November 
 2013 and July 2015, and published and revised 
 by the Interagency Working Group on the Social 
 Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States 
 Government, in August 2016;
            (iii) the document entitled ``Addendum to 
 Technical Support Document on Social Cost of 
 Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under 
 Executive Order 12866: Application of the 
 Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of 
 Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'', 
 published by the Interagency Working Group on 
 Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States 
 Government, in August 2016;
            (iv) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, 
 Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates 
 under Executive Order 13990'', published by the 
 Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of 
 Greenhouse Gases, United States Government, in 
 February 2021; or
            (v) any successor or substantially related 
 document; and
        (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages 
 associated with an incremental increase in greenhouse 
 gas emissions in a given year.

    (4) Social cost of methane.--The term ``social cost of 
 methane'' means--
        (A) the estimate of the social cost of methane 
 described in--
            (i) the document entitled ``Addendum to 
 Technical Support Document on Social Cost of 
 Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under 
 Executive Order 12866: Application of the 
 Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of 
 Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'', 
 published by the Interagency Working Group on 
 Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States 
 Government, in August 2016;
            (ii) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, 
 Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates 
 under Executive Order 13990'', published by the 
 Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of 
 Greenhouse Gases, United States Government, in 
 February 2021;
            (iii) the document entitled ``Benefit and 
 Cost Analysis for Supplemental Effluent 
 Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the 
 Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source 
 Category'', published by the Administrator of 
 the Environmental Protection Agency on April 
 18, 2024; or
            (iv) any successor or substantially related 
 document; and
        (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages 
 associated with an incremental increase in methane 
 emissions in a given year.

    (5) Social cost of nitrous oxide.--The term ``social cost 
 of nitrous oxide'' means--
        (A) the estimate of the social cost of nitrous 
 oxide described in--
            (i) the document entitled ``Addendum to 
 Technical Support Document on Social Cost of 
 Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under 
 Executive Order 12866: Application of the 
 Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of 
 Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'', 
 published by the Interagency Working Group on 
 Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States 
 Government, in August 2016;
            (ii) the document entitled ``Technical 
 Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, 
 Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates 
 under Executive Order 13990'', published by the 
 Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of 
 Greenhouse Gases, United States Government, in 
 February 2021; or
            (iii) any other successor or substantially 
 related document; and
        (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages 
 associated with an incremental increase in nitrous 
 oxide emissions in a given year.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING THE SOCIAL COST OF GREENHOUSE GASES, 
 INCLUDING THE SOCIAL COST OF CARBON, THE SOCIAL COST OF 
 METHANE, AND THE SOCIAL COST OF NITROUS OXIDE.

 A Federal agency may not consider the social cost of carbon, social 
cost of methane, social cost of nitrous oxide, or social cost of 
greenhouse gases--

    (1) as part of any cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness 
 analysis required under--
        (A) any law;
        (B) Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; 
 relating to regulatory planning and review); or
            (C) Executive Order 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; 
 relating to improving regulation and regulatory 
 review);

    (2) in any rulemaking;

    (3) in the issuance of any guidance;

    (4) in taking any other agency action; or

    (5) as a justification for any rulemaking, guidance 
 document, or agency action.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Committees on 
Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives a report describing the number of 
proposed and final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions 
that, since January 2009, have used the social cost of carbon, the 
social cost of greenhouse gases, the social cost of methane, or the 
social cost of nitrous oxide, including the use of the social cost of 
carbon, the social cost of greenhouse gases, the social cost of 
methane, or the social cost of nitrous oxide as part of any cost-
benefit analysis required under Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 
note; relating to regulatory planning and review) or other relevant 
authority.
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