3.0.0 7399 2022-02-08T23:54:46Z 2022-02-08T23:54:46Z House HR 2020-06-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 7399.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2672]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-29T13:00:25Z 2020-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2020-06-29 True Environmental Protection Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Inflation and prices Public contracts and procurement Environmental Protection 00 2020-06-29 Introduced in House 2020-08-11T12:59:31Z Smarter Purchasing Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a study and report on whether it is feasible for agencies to factor in the shadow price of carbon in their internal decision-making processes for procurement, acquisitions, contracting, and other investments. The shadow price of carbon means the hypothetical surcharge to market prices for goods or services that involve significant carbon dioxide emissions in their supply chain.

The EPA must make the final report available to the public.

]]> Smarter Purchasing Act Display Title Smarter Purchasing Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a feasibility study regarding the use of the shadow price of carbon in Federal spending decisions to take into account the resulting carbon dioxide emissions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Smarter Purchasing Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7399ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7399ih.xml 2020-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.