# 119-hr-3147: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act

119-hr-3147, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3147
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would ban federal agencies from using monetized estimates of the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases in federal regulatory decisionmaking.** It would also require agencies to report to specified Congressional committees on past uses of those estimates since January 2009. - Federal agencies: Would be prohibited from considering these social cost figures in any cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness analysis, in any rulemaking, in guidance, or in any other agency action. - Congress: Heads of agencies would have 120 days after enactment to report the number of proposed and final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions since January 2009 that used those social cost estimates. - Defined sources: The bill anchors the social cost measures to specific technical documents and their successors published from 2010 through 2024 and bars their use as a justification for rules.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agencies barred from social cost metrics: mixed, high. This bill would stop federal agencies from using “social cost” estimates of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or other greenhouse gases. Agencies would not be allowed to use these numbers in cost-benefit analyses under any law or under Executive Orders 12866 or 13563. They also could not use them in…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3147 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3147)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3147 (as of 2026-04-21).