,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,capito1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1    
,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4       
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4
 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 
and ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,secretary  
of ,energy1 the ,administrator of the   
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the 
,secretary of the ,interior1 the        
,secretary of ,transportation1 the      
,chair of the ,council on ,environmental
 ,quality1 and the ,federal ,energy     
,regulatory ,commission from            
considering1 in taking any action1 the  
social cost of carbon1 the social cost  
of methane1 the social cost of nitrous  
oxide1 or the social cost of any other  
greenhouse gas1 unless compliant with   

,office of ,management and ,budget      
guidance1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,transparency and ,honesty in       
,energy ,regulations ,act of #bjbb4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7  
as a tool to justify ,federal actions by
 the ,secretary of ,energy1 the         
,administrator1 the ,secretary of the   
,interior1 the ,secretary of            
,transportation1 the ,chair of the      
,council on ,environmental ,quality1 and
 the ,chair of the ,federal ,energy     
,regulatory ,commission to address      
greenhouse gas emissions1 including the 
regulation or prohibition of the        
exploration1 mining1 production1 and use
 of coal and other fossil fuels as      
energy sources1 the social cost of      
greenhouse gases1 specifically the      
social cost of carbon1 the social cost  
of methane1 and the social cost of      
nitrous oxide1 represents the           
hypothetical cost of #a incremental ton 
of carbon dioxide1 methane1 or nitrous  

oxide emissions in a given year2  7#b7  
the document of the ,office of          
,management and ,budget entitled        
,circular ,a-#d and dated ,september    
#ag1 #bjjc-- 7,a7 guides ,federal       
agencies on the development of          
regulatory impact analysis required     
under ,executive ,order #abhff 7#e      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja note2 relating to        
regulatory planning and review7 and     
other authorities2 and  7,b7 instructs  
,federal agencies to include discount   
rates of #c and #g percent and evaluate 
the costs and benefits of the regulatory
 action that accrue to citizens and     
residents of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 
first developed in #bjji by an          
interagency working group that included 
the ,department of ,energy1 the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the 
,department of ,transportation1 and the 
,council on ,environmental ,quality1 the
 estimates for the social cost of carbon
 and the subsequently developed social  
cost of methane and social cost of      

nitrous oxide fail to comply with the   
#c- and #g-percent discount rates       
prescribed by the document of the       
,office of ,management and ,budget      
entitled ,circular ,a-#d and dated      
,september #ag1 #bjjc2  7#d7 while the  
document of the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget entitled ,circular ,a-#d and
 dated ,september #ag1 #bjjc1 specifies 
that1 in carrying out an evaluation of  
the global effects of a rule1           
regulation1 or action1 the evaluation   
shall be reported separately from       
domestic costs and benefits of that     
rule1 regulation1 or action1 the social 
cost of carbon1 the social cost of      
methane1 and the social cost of nitrous 
oxide instead calculates the global     
benefits in lieu of1 not in addition to1
 the domestic costs of a rule1          
regulation1 or action2  7#e7 the use of 
the estimates of the social cost of     
greenhouse gases1 including the         
estimates for the social cost of carbon1
 the social cost of methane1 and the    

social cost of nitrous oxide1 in the    
rulemakings and other actions of the    
,department of ,energy1 the             
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the 
,department of the ,interior1 the       
,department of ,transportation1 and the 
,council on ,environmental ,quality was 
without-- 7,a7 an adequate opportunity  
for public notice and comment2 and  7,b7
 rigorous scientific peer review2  7#f7 
by ,executive order1 the interagency    
working group described in paragraph    
7#c7 was disbanded in ,march #bjag1 and 
the related estimates were withdrawn2   
7#g7 the ,environmental ,protection     
,agency developed new estimates in line 
with the document described in paragraph
 7#d7 in ,,epa-#deb_/,r-#ah-jjf1 dated  
,august #bjah1 and entitled ,regulatory 
,impact ,analysis for the ,proposed     
,emissions ,guidelines for ,greenhouse  
,gas ,emissions from ,existing ,electric
 ,utility ,generating ,units2 ,revisions
 to ,emission ,guideline ,implementing  
,regulations2 ,revisions to ,new ,source

 ,review ,program2  7#h7 ,executive     
,order #aciij 7#hf ,fed4 ,reg4 #gjcg2   
relating to protecting public health and
 the environment and restoring science  
to tackle the climate crisis71 issued on
 ,january #bj1 #bjba-- 7,a7 reconvened  
the interagency working group described 
in paragraph 7#c72  7,b7 directed the   
head of each ,federal agency to include 
an interim figure for the social cost of
 carbon1 the social cost of methane1 and
 the social cost of nitrous oxide in any
 consideration of the effect of         
greenhouse gas emissions in any         
regulations and other relevant agency   
actions2 and  7,c7 directed the         
reconvened interagency working group to 
review and update the methodology and   
estimates for the social cost of carbon1
 the social cost of methane1 and the    
social cost of nitrous oxide2  7#i7     
despite nearly a decade of              
investigation1 the interagency working  
group described in paragraph 7#c7 has   
lacked transparency and failed to       

sufficiently provide ,congress and the  
public with information regarding how   
often the interagency working group met1
 the discussions of the interagency     
working group1 and how the interagency  
working group arrived at its estimates2 
7#aj7 7,a7 the use of the interim social
 cost of greenhouse gas figures was     
challenged in court and a preliminary   
injunction was granted by the ,united   
,states ,district ,court for the        
,western ,district of ,louisiana on     
,february #aa1 #bjbb2 and  7,b7 the     
,fifth ,circuit ,court of ,appeals      
stayed the preliminary injunction on    
,march #af1 #bjbb2  7#aa7 the           
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
relied on the interagency working group 
interim estimate of the social cost of  
methane1 without appropriate peer review
 or opportunity for public notice and   
comment1 in attempting to justify the   
costs and benefits of the proposed rule 
entitled ,standards of ,performance for 
,new1 ,reconstructed1 and ,modified     

,sources and ,emissions ,guidelines for 
,existing ,sources3 ,oil and ,natural   
,gas ,sector ,climate ,review 7#hf ,fed4
 ,reg4 #fcaaj 7,november #ae1 #bjba772  
7#ab7 prior to the #bjag disbandment of 
the interagency working group described 
in paragraph 7#c71 the ,department of   
the ,interior used the social cost of   
methane estimate to justify the costs   
and benefits of the final rule entitled 
,waste ,prevention1 ,production ,subject
 to ,royalties1 and ,resource           
,conservation 7#ha ,fed4 ,reg4 #hcjjh   
7,november #ah1 #bjaf772  7#ac7 court   
filings note that various agencies have 
#ch pending regulatory actions that rely
 on the interim social cost of          
greenhouse gases figures2 and  7#ad7    
continued use of the social cost of     
greenhouse gases1 including the social  
cost of carbon1 the social cost of      
methane1 and the social cost of nitrous 
oxide by the ,department of ,energy1 the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the
 ,department of the ,interior1 the      

,department of ,transportation1 the     
,council on ,environmental ,quality1 and
 the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory       
,commission ignores sound science4  #c4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7#b7 ,social cost of carbon ,the term   
social cost of carbon means-- 7,a7 the  
estimate of the social cost of carbon   
described in-- 7i7 the document entitled
 ,technical ,support ,document3 ,social 
,cost of ,carbon for ,regulatory ,impact
 ,analysis ,under ,executive ,order     
#abhff1 published by the ,interagency   
,working ,group on ,social ,cost of     
,carbon1 ,united ,states ,government1 in
 ,february #bjaj2  7ii7 the document    
entitled ,technical ,support ,document3 
,social ,cost of ,carbon1 ,methane1 and 
,nitrous ,oxide ,interim ,estimates     
under ,executive ,order #aciij1         
published by the ,interagency ,working  
,group on ,social ,cost of ,greenhouse  

,gases1 ,united ,states ,government1 in 
,february #bjba2  7iii7 the document    
entitled ,technical ,support ,document3 
,technical ,update of the ,social ,cost 
of ,carbon for ,regulatory ,impact      
,analysis ,under ,executive ,order      
#abhff1 published by the ,interagency   
,working ,group on ,social ,cost of     
,carbon1 ,united ,states ,government1 in
 ,may #bjac and revised in ,november    
#bjac and ,july #bjae1 and published and
 revised by the ,interagency ,working   
,group on the ,social ,cost of          
,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united ,states     
,government1 in ,august #bjaf2 or  7iv7 
any successor or substantially related  
document2 and  7,b7 any other estimate  
of the monetized damages associated with
 an incremental increase in carbon      
dioxide emissions in a given year4  7#c7
 ,social cost of greenhouse gas ,the    
term social cost of greenhouse gas      
means-- 7,a7 the estimate of the social 
cost of any greenhouse gas that is      
described in any successor document to--

 7i7 the document entitled ,technical   
,support ,document3 ,social ,cost of    
,carbon for ,regulatory ,impact         
,analysis ,under ,executive ,order      
#abhff1 published by the ,interagency   
,working ,group on ,social ,cost of     
,carbon1 ,united ,states ,government1 in
 ,february #bjaj2  7ii7 the document    
entitled ,technical ,support ,document3 
,technical ,update of the ,social ,cost 
of ,carbon for ,regulatory ,impact      
,analysis ,under ,executive ,order      
#abhff1 published by the ,interagency   
,working ,group on ,social ,cost of     
,carbon1 ,united ,states ,government1 in
 ,may #bjac and revised in ,november    
#bjac and ,july #bjae1 and published and
 revised by the ,interagency ,working   
,group on the ,social ,cost of          
,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united ,states     
,government1 in ,august #bjaf2  7iii7   
the document entitled ,addendum to      
,technical ,support ,document on ,social
 ,cost of ,carbon for ,regulatory       
,impact ,analysis under ,executive      

,order #abhff3 ,application of the      
,methodology to ,estimate the ,social   
,cost of ,methane and the ,social ,cost 
of ,nitrous ,oxide1 published by the    
,interagency ,working ,group on ,social 
,cost of ,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united    
,states ,government1 in ,august #bjaf2  
7iv7 the document entitled ,technical   
,support ,document3 ,social ,cost of    
,carbon1 ,methane1 and ,nitrous ,oxide  
,interim ,estimates under ,executive    
,order #aciij1 published by the         
,interagency ,working ,group on ,social 
,cost of ,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united    
,states ,government1 in ,february #bjba2
 or  7v7 any successor or substantially 
related document2 and  7,b7 any other   
estimate of the monetized damages       
associated with an incremental increase 
in greenhouse gas emissions in a given  
year4  7#d7 ,social cost of methane ,the
 term social cost of methane means--    
7,a7 the estimate of the social cost of 
methane described in-- 7i7 the proposed 
rule entitled ,oil and ,natural ,gas    

,sector3 ,emission ,standards for ,new  
and ,modified ,sources 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 
#efeic 7,september #ah1 #bjae772  7ii7  
the final rule entitled ,oil and        
,natural ,gas ,sector3 ,emission        
,standards for ,new1 ,reconstructed1 and
 ,modified ,sources 7#ha ,fed4 ,reg4    
#cehbd 7,june #c1 #bjaf772  7iii7 the   
regulatory impact analysis entitled     
,regulatory ,impact ,analysis of the    
,final ,oil and ,natural ,gas ,sector3  
,emission ,standards for ,new1          
,reconstructed1 and ,modified ,sources1 
prepared by the ,environmental          
,protection ,agency1 ,office of ,air and
 ,radiation1 in ,may #bjaf and          
identified by docket ,,id number        
,,epa-,,hq-,,oar-#bjaj-jeje-gfcj2  7iv7 
the document entitled ,addendum to      
,technical ,support ,document on ,social
 ,cost of ,carbon for ,regulatory       
,impact ,analysis under ,executive      
,order #abhff3 ,application of the      
,methodology to ,estimate the ,social   
,cost of ,methane and the ,social ,cost 

of ,nitrous ,oxide1 published by the    
,interagency ,working ,group on ,social 
,cost of ,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united    
,states ,government1 in ,august #bjaf2  
7v7 the document entitled ,technical    
,support ,document3 ,social ,cost of    
,carbon1 ,methane1 and ,nitrous ,oxide  
,interim ,estimates under ,executive    
,order #aciij1 published by the         
,interagency ,working ,group on ,social 
,cost of ,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united    
,states ,government1 in ,february #bjba2
 or  7vi7 any successor or substantially
 related document2 and  7,b7 any other  
estimate of the monetized damages       
associated with an incremental increase 
in methane emissions in a given year4   
7#e7 ,social cost of nitrous oxide ,the 
term social cost of nitrous oxide       
means-- 7,a7 the estimate of the social 
cost of nitrous oxide described in-- 7i7
 the document entitled ,addendum to     
,technical ,support ,document on ,social
 ,cost of ,carbon for ,regulatory       
,impact ,analysis under ,executive      

,order #abhff3 ,application of the      
,methodology to ,estimate the ,social   
,cost of ,methane and the ,social ,cost 
of ,nitrous ,oxide1 published by the    
,interagency ,working ,group on ,social 
,cost of ,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united    
,states ,government1 in ,august #bjaf2  
7ii7 the document entitled ,technical   
,support ,document3 ,social ,cost of    
,carbon1 ,methane1 and ,nitrous ,oxide  
,interim ,estimates under ,executive    
,order #aciij1 published by the         
,interagency ,working ,group on ,social 
,cost of ,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united    
,states ,government1 in ,february #bjba2
 or  7iii7 any other successor or       
substantially related document2 and     
7,b7 any other estimate of the monetized
 damages associated with an incremental 
increase in nitrous oxide emissions in a
 given year4  #d4 ,prohibition on       
considering the social cost of          
greenhouse gas1 including the social    
cost of carbon1 the social cost of      
methane1 and the social cost of nitrous 

oxide ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 under 
any authority1 the ,administrator1 under
 any authority1 the ,secretary of the   
,interior1 under any authority1 the     
,secretary of ,transportation1 under any
 authority1 the ,chair of the ,council  
on ,environmental ,quality1 under the   
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471   
the ,chair of the ,federal ,energy      
,regulatory ,commission1 under any      
authority1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 under any authority1 the     
,secretary of ,agriculture1 under any   
authority1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 
under any authority1 and the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services1 under  
any authority1 may not consider the     
social cost of carbon1 social cost of   
methane1 social cost of nitrous oxide1  
or social cost of greenhouse gas-- 7#a7 
as part of any cost-benefit analysis    
required under-- 7,a7 any law2  7,b7    
,executive ,order #abhff 7#e ,u4,s4,c4  
#fja note2 relating to regulatory       

planning and review72 or  7,c7          
,executive ,order #acefc 7#e ,u4,s4,c4  
#fja note2 relating to improving        
regulation and regulatory review72  7#b7
 in any rulemaking2  7#c7 in the        
issuance of any guidance2  7#d7 in      
taking any other agency action2 or  7#e7
 as a justification for any rulemaking1 
guidance document1 or agency action4    
#e4 ,report of the ,administrator ,not  
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator1 in coordination and     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 the ,secretary of the          
,interior1 the ,secretary of            
,transportation1 the ,chair of the      
,council on ,environmental ,quality1 and
 the ,chair of the ,federal ,energy     
,regulatory ,commission shall submit to 
the ,committees on ,environment and     
,public ,works and ,energy and ,natural 
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committees on ,energy and ,commerce and
 ,natural ,resources of the ,house of   

,representatives a report describing the
 number of proposed and final           
rulemakings1 guidance documents1 and    
agency actions that1 since ,january     
#bjji1 have used the social cost of     
carbon1 the social cost of greenhouse   
gases1 the social cost of methane1 or   
the social cost of nitrous oxide1       
including the use of the social cost of 
carbon1 the social cost of greenhouse   
gases1 the social cost of methane1 or   
the social cost of nitrous oxide as part
 of any cost-benefit analysis required  
under ,executive ,order #abhff 7#e      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja note2 relating to        
regulatory planning and review7 or other
 relevant authority4