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HR8330119th CongressWALLET

Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

Introduced

Summary

Preempts state climate liability and voids state laws that seek damages from energy producers. This bill would create a federal rule that bars so-called "qualified liability actions" over greenhouse gas emissions, defines covered terms like "energy" and "energy penalty law," and declares regulation of greenhouse gas emissions to be exclusively a federal responsibility.

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  • Energy companies and trade groups would gain broad legal protection because no climate-related suit could be filed or maintained against them in federal or state court, and pending qualified liability actions must be dismissed.
  • States, territories, and localities would lose the ability to enforce or maintain ‘‘energy penalty laws’’ because those laws are declared void and of no effect.
  • The bill would shift authority over greenhouse gas regulation toward federal law and federal agencies by expressly preempting state claims and private actions tied to climate-change harms.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Block climate lawsuits and state laws

If enacted, the bill would bar certain climate-related lawsuits from being filed or kept in any Federal or State court. Courts would have to dismiss pending qualified liability actions on the date of enactment. It would declare any state "energy penalty law" void and stop private state-law claims tied to greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would say that federal law and federal agencies exclusively govern greenhouse gas regulation.

Which companies and claims are covered

If enacted, the bill would define key terms that decide who is protected. It would define "climate suit" to include claims for damages, injunctions, declaratory relief, abatement, restitution, or other relief tied to climate change, including claims about marketing or speech. It would define "energy" to mean crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, and coal. It would also define who counts as a person engaged in the energy business, what an "energy penalty law" is, and related terms like greenhouse gas, State, and trade association.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

WY • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 4/16/2026

  • Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/16/2026

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 4/16/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 4/16/2026

  • Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

  • Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

  • Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

  • Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

  • Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

  • Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

  • Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2026

  • Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 7/9/2026

  • Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 7/13/2026

  • Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2026

  • Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2026

  • Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2026

  • Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 8/3/2026

  • Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2026

  • Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/21/2026

Roll Call Votes

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