H.R. 9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-29 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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.
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Official title

Protect Farmers from the SEC Act

Plain summary

Protect Farmers from the SEC Act This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring the disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions related to agricultural products.

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Official text

Protect Farmers from the SEC Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] · 121 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John W. Rose (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Barry Moore (R-AL), James R. Baird (R-IN), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Steve Womack (R-AR), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Richard Hudson (R-NC), August Pfluger (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Young Kim (R-CA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN) and 61 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr9063.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9063 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117