H.R. 9543 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9543 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2022Mr. Donalds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the head of agencies from requiring the disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and the implementation of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by Federal contractors, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ESG Rule Prevention Act. 2. Prohibition on requiring disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and implementation of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by Federal contractors (a) In general Chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4715. Prohibition on requiring disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and implementation of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by Federal contractors. (a) Prohibition The head of an agency may not require as a condition of eligibility for a contract with the agency that a person— (1) disclose to the head of the agency the amount of greenhouse gas emissions the person is responsible for; or (2) meet an emissions reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions during the term of the contract concerned. (b) Agency defined In this section, the term agency has the meaning given such term in section 551 of title 5. . (b) Application The prohibition established under section 4715 of title 41, United States Code, shall only apply to contracts entered into after the date of the enactment of this section. (c) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4715. Prohibition on requiring disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and implementation of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by Federal contractors. .