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H.R. 4126 115th Congress House

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2017

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

Introduced: June 14, 2018 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gases
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Congressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorGovernment information and archivesOil and gas
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Oct 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2017

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4426 Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
Coffman, Mike
· Aug 7, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 14, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Oct 25, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Oct 25, 2017
Tsongas, Niki
· Oct 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4126: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4126/
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"H.R. 4126: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4126/.
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