H.R. 1506 · 117th Congress

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2021

Introduced on Mar 2, 2021 by Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA-47). 13 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 14, 2022): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 454.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 2, 2021
Cosponsors
13
0 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for the accurate reporting of fossil fuel extraction and emissions by entities with leases on public land, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Air quality
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Coal
  • Congressional oversight
  • Ecology
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government information and archives
  • Land use and conservation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Water use and supply

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Part I, Dec 14, 2022). Public domain.

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2021

This bill requires certain disclosures by entities seeking a lease or holding a lease to develop renewable energy operations or fossil fuel operations on public lands or Indian lands or any operation using any right-of-way or special use permit that would cross public lands, Indian lands, or national forests that would facilitate fossil fuel development. The disclosures are those described in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Renewable Resources and Alternative Energy Sector or the Extractives and Mineral Processing Sector.

Every two years, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture must report to Congress on such operations, including greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, water management, biodiversity impacts, production, and the number of sites. For renewable energy operations on public lands or Indian lands, the report must include greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the production of the same amount of energy using fossil fuels.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Alan S. LowenthalD-CA-47Sponsor

Democrats · 13

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Mar 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Mar 8, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  6. Apr 28, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  7. May 5, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
  8. May 5, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  9. May 5, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
  10. Dec 14, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-631, Part I.
  11. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-631, Part I.
  12. Dec 14, 2022Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  13. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
  14. Dec 14, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 454.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.