House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act

H.R. 3147Introduced May 1, 2025Policy area: Environmental Protection

Official title: To prohibit Federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Richard Hudson R-NC

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 1, 2025
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Latest action: May 1, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3147.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 73, May 1, 2025, Page H1811):
Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Troy Balderson (R-OH), Laurel Lee (R-FL), August Pfluger (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-9 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.