S 2075 · 116th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector
Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.(2020-11-17)
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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.…
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Cosponsors (16)
16 Democrats