S. 1217 · 117th Congress · Senate

Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021

Active· Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced
Apr 19, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to require an issuer of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks posed to the issuer, including an issuer's strategies and actions to mitigate these risks.

Specifically, issuers must report their direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions and disclose their fossil fuel-related assets.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 14, 2021Committee

    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

  2. APR 19, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. APR 19, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committees

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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

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Referred: Sep 14, 2021

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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

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Referred: Apr 19, 2021

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