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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3057
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2023Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Sessions, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions may not be required.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Scope 3 Act.
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Scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions disclosures
Under the securities laws (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c)), an issuer may not be required to disclose or otherwise provide information with respect to the greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of the value chain of such issuer (commonly known as Scope 3 emissions).