S 2075
116th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Business records
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Water use and supply
Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019
Introduced: July 10, 2019
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2020
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Nov 17, 2020
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-456.
Jul 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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