Protecting America's Economy from the Carbon Bubble Act of 2022

United States117th CongressS-5264Senate
Updated: Dec 15, 2022

Summary

Protecting America's Economy from the Carbon Bubble Act of 2022 This bill prohibits certain financial companies (including bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, and insured depository institutions) from involvement in fossil fuel production. Prohibited activities include providing loans to and making investments in fossil fuel companies or projects, facilitating transactions that fund new fossil fuel production, securitizing assets that provide funds for new fossil fuel production, and entering into certain derivatives transactions related to new fossil fuel production. Violators are subject to criminal and civil penalties.

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Timeline

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

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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