Executive Branch Emissions Transparency Act
- Last Action
- 3/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-16Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2021-03-16Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-16 (00)
Executive Branch Emissions Transparency Act
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of fossil fuel-powered travel by the President, the Vice President, and political appointees where such travel is on official business or paid for by a third party if the individual is appearing in their official capacity.
The bill makes an exception where publishing on the database could be deemed a national security risk.
Cosponsors (4)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Subjects
- Air quality
- Aviation and airports
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Oil and gas
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Transportation costs
- Travel and tourism
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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