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H.R. 8507: Scope 3 Act

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H.R. 8507: Scope 3 Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-26 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Scope 3 Act

Plain summary

Scope 3 Act This bill prohibits any requirement that an issuer of securities must disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of its value chain (i.e., scope 3 emissions).

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Official text

Scope 3 Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Byron Donalds (R-FL), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] reported raising $429,606 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)
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).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8507 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117