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 Date | Type | Text | Source |
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2021-05-20 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 22. | House floor actions |
2021-05-20 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-39. | House floor actions |
2021-05-12 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 24. | House committee actions |
2021-05-12 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
2021-04-15 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House floor actions |
2021-04-15 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |