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Fossil Free Finance Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1138| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fossil Free Finance Act of 2023 This bill requires large bank holding companies to set forth plans to reduce and ultimately eliminate the financing of activities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation. Specifically, the bill prohibits the financing of (1) new or expanded fossil fuel projects 60 days after enactment, (2) thermal coal by 2025, and (3) all fossil fuel projects by 2030. Further, the Financial Stability Oversight Council must consider the activities of certain bank holding companies and nonbank financial companies that contribute to emissions as part of the prudential supervision process. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must report on financed emissions in the financial system, the estimated emissions to meet science-based emissions targets, and recommendations for addressing regulatory gaps in reducing such emissions that cannot be addressed by the board.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3167
Fossil Free Finance Act
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3167
    Fossil Free Finance Act


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2443: Fossil Free Financing Act of 2023

Fossil Free Finance Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1138| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Fossil Free Finance Act of 2023 This bill requires large bank holding companies to set forth plans to reduce and ultimately eliminate the financing of activities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation. Specifically, the bill prohibits the financing of (1) new or expanded fossil fuel projects 60 days after enactment, (2) thermal coal by 2025, and (3) all fossil fuel projects by 2030. Further, the Financial Stability Oversight Council must consider the activities of certain bank holding companies and nonbank financial companies that contribute to emissions as part of the prudential supervision process. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must report on financed emissions in the financial system, the estimated emissions to meet science-based emissions targets, and recommendations for addressing regulatory gaps in reducing such emissions that cannot be addressed by the board.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3167
Fossil Free Finance Act
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3167
    Fossil Free Finance Act


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2443: Fossil Free Financing Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted