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Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1471| Senate 
| Updated: 4/10/2025
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (7)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, titled the Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025, requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to develop and conduct comprehensive financial risk analyses concerning climate change. It establishes a Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group , comprising climate scientists and economists, to provide recommendations for scenario development and assess financial risks. This group will also offer technical assistance to financial entities in evaluating both physical and transition risks. Within one year of enactment, the Board of Governors, in coordination with designated climate science leads, must develop three distinct climate change risk scenarios. These scenarios will project average global temperature increases of 1.5 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees Celsius, and a third based on currently implemented national climate policies. The development process must consider a wide range of physical risks and transition risks , including disruptions to supply chains, changes in asset values, and impacts on labor productivity, while also coordinating with international banking supervisors. The bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to mandate biennial analyses for large financial institutions, termed covered entities , to evaluate their capital adequacy under these climate change risk scenarios. The initial three analyses will be exploratory, with no adverse consequences, but their summaries will be made public. Subsequently, covered entities must submit climate risk resolution plans outlining their strategies and capital policies to address identified vulnerabilities, with the Board having the authority to object to inadequate plans. Furthermore, the legislation requires the Board of Governors to develop and administer a biennial sub-systemic exploratory survey for smaller financial institutions, referred to as surveyed entities . This survey will assess their resilience to climate scenarios, identify concentrations of climate-related business activities, and understand their adaptation plans. The aggregated results of these surveys will be publicly reported, though individual entities will not be identified.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2903
Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1876
Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021
Apr 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2823
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2903
    Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1876
    Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021


  • April 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2823
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2823: Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025

Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1471| Senate 
| Updated: 4/10/2025
This legislation, titled the Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025, requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to develop and conduct comprehensive financial risk analyses concerning climate change. It establishes a Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group , comprising climate scientists and economists, to provide recommendations for scenario development and assess financial risks. This group will also offer technical assistance to financial entities in evaluating both physical and transition risks. Within one year of enactment, the Board of Governors, in coordination with designated climate science leads, must develop three distinct climate change risk scenarios. These scenarios will project average global temperature increases of 1.5 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees Celsius, and a third based on currently implemented national climate policies. The development process must consider a wide range of physical risks and transition risks , including disruptions to supply chains, changes in asset values, and impacts on labor productivity, while also coordinating with international banking supervisors. The bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to mandate biennial analyses for large financial institutions, termed covered entities , to evaluate their capital adequacy under these climate change risk scenarios. The initial three analyses will be exploratory, with no adverse consequences, but their summaries will be made public. Subsequently, covered entities must submit climate risk resolution plans outlining their strategies and capital policies to address identified vulnerabilities, with the Board having the authority to object to inadequate plans. Furthermore, the legislation requires the Board of Governors to develop and administer a biennial sub-systemic exploratory survey for smaller financial institutions, referred to as surveyed entities . This survey will assess their resilience to climate scenarios, identify concentrations of climate-related business activities, and understand their adaptation plans. The aggregated results of these surveys will be publicly reported, though individual entities will not be identified.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2903
Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1876
Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021
Apr 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2823
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2903
    Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1876
    Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021


  • April 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2823
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (7)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2823: Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted