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HR 8499 117th Congress House Energy

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2022

Introduced: July 26, 2022 Introduced by: Hudson, Richard Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 27, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 27, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 26, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 26, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2022

This bill prohibits specified federal entities (e.g., the Department of Energy) from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or greenhouse gas as part of any cost-benefit analysis required under any law or specified Executive Orders. In addition, such social costs must not be considered by such entities (1) in rulemaking, (2) in the issuance of guidance, (3) in taking other agency action, (4) or as a justification for any rulemaking, guidance document, or agency action.

What's happening now July 27, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4596 Related bill Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jul 29, 2022
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Jul 29, 2022
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 26, 2022
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jul 26, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Jul 26, 2022
McKinley, David
· Jul 26, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Jul 26, 2022
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 26, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8499: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8499/
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"H.R. 8499: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8499/.
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H.R. 8499, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8499/.
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