# 115-hr-3981: Pollution Transparency Act

115-hr-3981, Pollution Transparency Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3981
- Congress: 115
- Title: Pollution Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Introduced: 2017-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pollution Transparency Act The heads of federal agencies in making certain rulemaking or procurement decisions must consider the costs of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions as specified in the bill. The bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on the Costs of Greenhouse Gases to evaluate, at least once every five years, the method of calculating the cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The bill also establishes the Costs of Greenhouse Gases Scientific Review Committee. The 10 members of the committee must be selected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and represent relevant scientific fields. The committee must make recommendations to the working group regarding revisions to the greenhouse gas calculation method.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2018-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2018-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2018-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2018-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2018-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-3981 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3981)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
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