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HR 6059 114th Congress House

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016

Official title: To provide for the accurate reporting of fossil fuel production and emissions from public lands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversight
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Department of the InteriorGovernment information and archivesOil and gas
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5503-5504)
Sep 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 21, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to publicly disclose the amounts of fossil fuel production, including amounts of gas released (as by flaring), and renewable energy production on public lands.

The data shall present amounts of greenhouse gas emissions using the 20- and 100-year Global Warming Potential-weighted emission values and, for renewable energy production, compare fossil fuel-generated emissions resulting from the same amount of energy.

As determined necessary to implement this bill, Interior shall promulgate regulations regarding accurate measurement and reporting of methane emissions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 21, 2016
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 21, 2016
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 15, 2016
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Sep 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6059: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6059/
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"H.R. 6059: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6059/.
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H.R. 6059, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6059/.
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