HR 2570
117th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Business records
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Oil and gas
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Water use and supply
Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 22.
May 20, 2021
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-39.
May 14, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2346)
May 12, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 24.
May 12, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission 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.
Specifically, issuers must report their direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions and disclose their fossil fuel-related assets.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 22.
Committees of jurisdiction
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