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H.R. 3623 116th Congress House

Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose certain activities relating to climate change, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 5, 2019 Introduced by: Sean Casten Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityBusiness recordsClimate change and greenhouse gases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461.
Oct 27, 2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Oct 27, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-563, Part I.
Jul 16, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 25.
Jul 16, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 5, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require an issuer of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks posed to the issuer, including an issuer's strategies and actions to mitigate these risks.

Among other things, issuers must (1) report their direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions, (2) disclose their fossil fuel-related assets, and (3) establish standards regarding the social cost of carbon.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2075 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 24
D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 12, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 15, 2020
KIND, RON
· Dec 12, 2019
Napolitano, Grace
· Dec 6, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 24, 2019
Rouda, Harley
· Sep 24, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Sep 9, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 6, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Aug 16, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Aug 9, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 17, 2019
Wild, Susan
· Jul 17, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 16, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 16, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 15, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Jul 15, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 15, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 12, 2019
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3623: Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3623/
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"H.R. 3623: Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3623/.
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H.R. 3623, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3623/.
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