3.0.0 8174 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z House HR 2020-09-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 153 (Friday, September 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McEACHIN:H.R. 8174.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4326]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-04T14:32:25Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-04T14:32:20Z Carbon Pollution Transparency Act 116 1745 S 2019-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2020-09-04 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-09-04 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001200 Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] A. McEachin D VA Donald 4 N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Public contracts and procurement Environmental Protection 00 2020-09-04 Introduced in House 2020-10-01T17:57:49Z Carbon Pollution Transparency Act

This bill requires the heads of federal agencies, when making certain rulemaking or procurement decisions, to consider and document the cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions in accordance with a set of standardized amounts.

The bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on the Costs of Greenhouse Gases to evaluate, at least once every five years, the method of calculating the cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

The bill also establishes the Costs of Greenhouse Gases Scientific Review Committee to make recommendations to the working group regarding revisions to the calculation method. The 10 members of the committee must be selected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and represent relevant scientific fields.

]]> Carbon Pollution Transparency Act Display Title Carbon Pollution Transparency Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Carbon Pollution Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To establish a cost of greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8174ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8174ih.xml 2020-09-04 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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. 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.