Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act
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Latest Action · May 1, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
This bill prohibits federal agencies from using estimates of the "social cost of carbon" and similar greenhouse gas measurements when making regulatory decisions, writing rules, issuing guidance, or conducting cost-benefit analyses. The social cost calculations—which attempt to quantify the economic damages caused by greenhouse gas emissions—have been used by agencies like the EPA since 2009 to justify environmental regulations. Under this legislation, agencies would be banned from considering these monetary damage estimates in any regulatory action or analysis, effectively removing a key analytical tool from the federal rulemaking process. Within 120 days of enactment, all federal agencies must report to Congress detailing how many regulations, guidance documents, and agency actions since 2009 have relied on these social cost measurements. The bill would apply to all federal agencies across the government.
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