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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Summary
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers 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, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2025.
- Section id6b8c9dfdc21c494db720c1ba7bcbfc17: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. The term social cost...
- Section id9e734b5614c94819867ec2fdd7a7f0b0: 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...
- Section id408cfcc5fd124d3b8999ea2902fb6419: 4. Report to Congress Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Committees on...
- Section id525a50bb631b4a858a60e98fca7992ad: 5. Prioritizing accuracy in environmental analyses In carrying out any permitting adjudication or regulatory process— the head of each Federal agency shall, in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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