Skip to main content
HR 4611 107th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Agricultural conservation Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Air pollution measurement Automobile industry Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide sinks Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporate mergers Corporate reorganizations Data banks Electronic data interchange Electronic government information

National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2002

Introduced: April 25, 2002 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Apr 25, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 25, 2002
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2002 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and administer: (1) a national greenhouse gas emissions information system to collect annual lists required to be submitted under this Act of an entity's greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) a national greenhouse gas registry (included in such system) to collect voluntarily reported information on emissions reductions. Specifies factors for adjustment of emissions records by a reporting entity.

Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of Commerce, Agriculture, and Energy to develop greenhouse gas emissions quantification and verification protocols, electronic reporting methods, and accounting and reporting standards. Requires verification of reported emissions information.

Requires the Administrator to publish an annual national greenhouse gas emissions inventory.

What's happening now May 6, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Independent 1
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 5, 2002
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 24, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 10, 2002
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 10, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 23, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 20, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 20, 2002
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 20, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 20, 2002
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 20, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 20, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 20, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 20, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 20, 2002
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4611: National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4611/
MLA
"H.R. 4611: National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4611/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4611, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4611/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4611: National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2002](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4611/)
Report a problem