[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 382 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 382
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
collect, calculate, and publish information regarding emissions of
carbon dioxide and methane outside the boundaries of the United States
that are associated with exports of fossil fuels, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2025
Mr. Casten (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
collect, calculate, and publish information regarding emissions of
carbon dioxide and methane outside the boundaries of the United States
that are associated with exports of fossil fuels, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Exported Carbon Emissions Report Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. COMPARISON OF TRENDS IN DOMESTIC AND EXPORTED CARBON EMISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall collect, calculate, and publish
information, for each of the previous ten calendar years, on--
(1) the total emissions of carbon dioxide and methane that
are released within the boundaries of the United States
(including the territories of the United States) that are the
result of the extraction, processing, transportation,
combustion, and other use of fossil fuels; and
(2) the total emissions of carbon dioxide and methane that
are released outside the boundaries of the United States
(including the territories of the United States) that are the
result of leakage and combustion of fossil fuels produced or
refined in the United States and subsequently exported from the
United States.
(b) Information.--In collecting and calculating information under
this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall--
(1) use the best available scientific information,
including, where available--
(A) information collected through direct monitoring
and measurement; and
(B) disclosures of carbon dioxide and methane
emissions by other national and subnational
governments; and
(2) be informed by the established international standards
for accounting for greenhouse gas emissions, including the
protocols established under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol of the
World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the
World Resources Institute.
(c) Consultation.--In implementing this section, the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall consult with--
(1) the Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration; and
(2) the executive director of the International Energy
Agency.
(d) Publication of Information.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall make the information collected
and calculated pursuant to this section widely available to the public,
including by publishing such information on the website of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
(e) Definition of Fossil Fuel.--In this section, the term ``fossil
fuel'' means carbon-containing material formed in the Earth's crust
from the remains of prehistoric organisms, including coal, oil, and
natural gas.
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