Luz Rivas (D-CA)
Recognizing the importance of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to protect the United States' scientific integrity, public health, environment, and economic growth.
A Democratic resolution with 8 Democratic cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
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What this bill would do
This resolution recognizes the importance of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. The program was established by the EPA in 2009 to track greenhouse gas emissions from large sources, fuel suppliers, and carbon dioxide injection sites. It provides transparent and accurate data regarding the magnitude and distribution of heat-trapping pollutants. The resolution asserts that the data is critical for environmental protection, various federal agency initiatives, and academic and financial research. It further states that the program helps empower communities and businesses. Finally, the resolution recognizes that rolling back the program would undermine progress in protecting public health, the environment, and economic growth.
Yes· 3 of 12
- Scored +7
Would Black Americans be better off under this?
The resolution asserts the program protects Black Americans from significant health risks related to industrial pollution.
- Scored +7
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?
The resolution asserts the program protects Latino communities from high rates of asthma and pollution exposure.
- Scored +7
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The resolution states that the data is critical for EPA initiatives to protect the environment through regulatory standards.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Public Health and Environment: The program provides data used to protect the United States' scientific integrity, public health, environment, and economic growth (Resolution text).
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Empowerment of Communities: The data allows environmental justice communities to understand pollution sources, advocate for cleaner air, and hold government and industry accountable (Resolution text). It also allows residents and community groups to push elected officials to develop protective standards (Resolution text).
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Informing Regulatory Approaches: Data collected is critical for EPA initiatives such as New Source Performance Standards and the development of greenhouse gas Best Available Control Technology (Resolution text).
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Support for Financial and Academic Research: The data is of significant value to academic institutions for publishing climate change research and to financial research firms for analyzing risk assessment, sustainability goals, and market competitiveness (Resolution text).
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Assisting Federal Agency Initiatives: The data is critical to the Department of the Treasury's administration of energy tax credits and the Department of Energy's life cycle emissions analysis model (Resolution text).
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Access to Local Pollution Data: Through the Facility Level Information on Greenhouse Gases Tool, the program allows local communities access to pollution data from nearby facilities (Resolution text).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Harm to Vulnerable Communities: Repealing the program would disproportionately harm Latino, Black, Indigenous, and low-income communities that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change (Resolution text).
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Increased Health Risks: The text notes that large polluting facilities emit copollutants like benzene, formaldehyde, and ethylbenzene which increase risks of cancer, low birth weight, and impaired lung function (Resolution text).
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Financial Burdens on States: A rollback of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program would cause States to incur additional costs in their efforts to combat climate change (Resolution text).
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Loss of Transparency: Rolling back the program would erode transparency and the confidence in government regulations intended to protect the public from environmental and public health harm (Resolution text).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Black Americans be better off under this? — The resolution asserts the program protects Black Americans from significant health risks related to industrial pollution. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — The resolution asserts the program protects Latino communities from high rates of asthma and pollution exposure. Would children be better off under this? — The resolution notes that the program helps mitigate higher asthma rates among Latino children due to pollution. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The resolution notes that the program protects low-income communities that are hardest hit by climate change and pollution. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The resolution highlights that the program helps mitigate the high per capita health impacts faced by Indigenous populations. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The resolution highlights the program's role in protecting Black seniors from high mortality rates related to airborne particles. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The resolution notes that local communities gain access to pollution data through the program's digital tools.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The resolution states that the data is critical for EPA initiatives to protect the environment through regulatory standards. Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The program tracks greenhouse gas emissions to help manage and mitigate dangerous climate change.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The resolution emphasizes that the program protects vulnerable Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities from disproportionate pollution impacts.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — The resolution asserts that the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program protects and supports economic growth through transparent data.
- Healthcare
- Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths? — The resolution highlights how monitoring emissions protects public health from dangerous pollutants like benzene and formaldehyde.
- 5/26/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2026
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Nanette BarragánDemocrat · California
Jesús GarcíaDemocrat · Illinois
Adelita GrijalvaDemocrat · Arizona
Pablo HernándezDemocrat · Puerto Rico
Seth MoultonDemocrat · Massachusetts
Kevin MullinDemocrat · California
Scott PetersDemocrat · California