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Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-5636| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2020
Alan S. Lowenthal

Alan S. Lowenthal

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (10)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020 This bill requires certain disclosures by entities seeking a lease or holding a lease to develop renewable energy operations or fossil fuel operations on public lands. The disclosures are those described in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Renewable Resources & Alternative Energy Sector or the Extractives & Mineral Processing Sector. Every two years, the Department of the Interior must submit a report to Congress that includes, among other things (1) for fossil fuel operations on public lands, the annual and two-year totals of greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, water management, biodiversity impacts, production, and the number of sites according to the metrics specified in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production; and (2) for renewable energy operations on public lands, greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the production of the same amount of energy using fossil fuels.
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Timeline
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 28, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • January 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 21, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.


  • January 28, 2020
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCongressional oversightEcologyEnergy efficiency and conservationGovernment information and archivesLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMiningOil and gasWater use and supply

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-5636| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2020
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020 This bill requires certain disclosures by entities seeking a lease or holding a lease to develop renewable energy operations or fossil fuel operations on public lands. The disclosures are those described in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Renewable Resources & Alternative Energy Sector or the Extractives & Mineral Processing Sector. Every two years, the Department of the Interior must submit a report to Congress that includes, among other things (1) for fossil fuel operations on public lands, the annual and two-year totals of greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, water management, biodiversity impacts, production, and the number of sites according to the metrics specified in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production; and (2) for renewable energy operations on public lands, greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the production of the same amount of energy using fossil fuels.
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Timeline
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 28, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • January 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 21, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.


  • January 28, 2020
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Alan S. Lowenthal

Alan S. Lowenthal

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (10)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCongressional oversightEcologyEnergy efficiency and conservationGovernment information and archivesLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMiningOil and gasWater use and supply