# 116-hr-3623: Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019

116-hr-3623, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3623
- Congress: 116
- Title: Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461.
- Introduced: 2019-07-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require an issuer of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks posed to the issuer, including an issuer's strategies and actions to mitigate these risks. Among other things, issuers must (1) report their direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions, (2) disclose their fossil fuel-related assets, and (3) establish standards regarding the social cost of carbon.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2019-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2019-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-3623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3623)

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