S 1217
117th Congress
Senate
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
Introduced: April 19, 2021
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Apr 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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.
What's happening now
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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