# 119-hr-6378: FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025

119-hr-6378, FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6378
- Congress: 119
- Title: FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would add a strong _climate and environmental-justice framework_ to how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission evaluates natural gas projects.** It would require developers to quantify greenhouse gas emissions, analyze impacts on environmental justice communities, and include mitigation plans with certificate applications, using a 100,000 metric ton per year CO2e threshold and 20-year global warming potentials from the most recent IPCC assessment. - Families and environmental justice communities: Requires analysis of existing and potential stressors and meaningful public engagement, aiming to limit new or expanded facilities that would place a disproportionate burden on communities of color, Indigenous populations, or low-income areas. - Project applicants and industry: Forces applicants to submit detailed mitigation proposals and quantify upstream, downstream, construction, operation, combustion, and leakage emissions, and face certificate conditions addressing climate and EJ harms. - Regulators and the public interest test: Directs the Commission to weigh quantified environmental effects against project benefits and to explain any decision that approves projects despite unmitigated significant effects.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Climate threshold for large gas projects: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Commission would presume a project has a significant climate effect if it emits 100,000 metric tons of CO2e or more each year. Other greenhouse gases would be converted to CO2e using 20-year global warming values from the latest IPCC report. This would guide how projects are measure…
- Stronger reviews and mitigation for gas projects: mixed, medium. If enacted, before approving a gas pipeline or similar project, the Commission would have to weigh environmental harms against benefits and energy needs. Applicants would need to file a mitigation plan with the application showing how they will cut climate and community harms. The Commission would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6378 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6378)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6378 (as of 2026-04-21).