,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #eche ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ba1 #bjbd,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ,federal agencies 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 #bjbd4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency means has the meaning given the term agency in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 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 7iv7 the document entitled ,regulatory ,impact ,analysis for the ,new ,source ,performance ,standards for ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions from ,new1 ,modified1 and ,reconstructed ,fossil ,fuel-,fired ,electric ,generating ,units2 ,emission ,guidelines for ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions from ,existing ,fossil ,fuel-,fired ,electric ,generating ,units2 and ,repeal of the ,affordable ,clean ,energy ,rule1 published by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency in ,april #bjbd2 7v7 the document entitled ,regulatory ,impact ,analysis for the ,final ,federal ,good ,neighbor ,plan ,addressing ,regional ,ozone ,transport for the #bjae ,ozone ,national ,ambient ,air ,quality ,standard 1 published by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency in ,march #bjbc2 7vi7 the document entitled ,regulatory ,impact ,analysis for the ,final ,national ,emission ,standards for ,hazardous ,air ,pollutants3 ,coal- and ,oil-,fired ,electric ,utility ,steam ,generating ,units ,review of the ,residual ,risk and ,technology ,review1 published by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency in ,april #bjbd2 7vii7 the document entitled ,benefit and ,cost ,analysis for ,supplemental ,effluent ,limitations ,guidelines and ,standards for the ,steam ,electric ,power ,generating ,point ,source ,category1 published by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency on ,april #ah1 #bjbd2 or 7viii7 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 gases ,the term social cost of greenhouse gases means-- 7,a7 the estimate of the social cost of any greenhouse gas that is 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 ,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 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 7iii7 the document entitled ,benefit and ,cost ,analysis for ,supplemental ,effluent ,limitations ,guidelines and ,standards for the ,steam ,electric ,power ,generating ,point ,source ,category1 published by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency on ,april #ah1 #bjbd2 or 7iv7 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 #c4 ,prohibition on considering the social cost of greenhouse gases1 including the social cost of carbon1 the social cost of methane1 and the social cost of nitrous oxide ,a ,federal agency may not consider the social cost of carbon1 social cost of methane1 social cost of nitrous oxide1 or social cost of greenhouse gases-- 7#a7 as part of any cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness 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 #d4 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the head of each ,federal agency 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