SCOPE Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, SCOPE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4E37B29FDBF34369AD1B452F392E080D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standardized Calculation of Operational Polluting Emissions Act of 2026 or the SCOPE Act of 2026.
- Section H35BAA6EA387C4C96B8128B5813273DAC: 2. Study and guidance on scope 3 emissions In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, SCOPE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, SCOPE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term direct emitter means— a facility— that is in 1 of the source categories described in any of subparts C through JJ of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)
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