H.R. 5668: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-07 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016

Plain summary

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering the social cost of carbon or methane as part of any cost benefit analysis, unless a federal law is enacted authorizing such consideration. The EPA must report on the number of proposed and final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions since January 2009 that use either of those social costs, including as part of any cost benefit analysis required under Executive Order 12866 and other relevant authorities.

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Official text

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] · 24 cosponsors

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Steve Womack (R-AR), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5668.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5668 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114