H.R. 6098

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6098 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6098

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Mr. Lieu introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Solutions 
Act of 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--RENEWABLE ENERGY

Sec. 101. National renewable energy standard.
TITLE II--ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Sec. 201. National energy efficiency standard.
TITLE III--SCIENCE-BASED REDUCTIONS

Sec. 301. Net emissions reduction targets.
Sec. 302. National Academies review.
Sec. 303. Regulations.
Sec. 304. Savings clause.
Sec. 305. Definitions.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States, like a number of other countries, 
should state an objective to stabilize greenhouse gas 
concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent 
``dangerous anthropogenic interference'' with the climate 
system. The objective should be to reduce its greenhouse gas 
emissions by 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
(2) To achieve this objective, the increase in global mean 
surface temperature should not exceed 2C (3.6F) above 
preindustrial temperature by 2100 consistent with the Paris 
Agreement that entered into force in 2016.
(3) The risks associated with a temperature increase above 
2C (3.6F) are grave, including the disintegration of the 
Greenland ice sheet, which, if it were to melt completely, 
would raise global average sea level by approximately 23 feet, 
devastating many of the world's coastal areas and population 
centers.
(4) A 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change demonstrated that limiting the temperature increase to 
1.5C will result in still harmful, but significantly less 
severe outcomes than a 2C increase.
(5) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects 
that temperatures will rise 1.5C between 2030 and 2052. In 
order to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C, global net 
anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions must reach net zero by 
2050. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change notes in 
their 2023 report that the level of reduction in greenhouse gas 
emissions this decade will largely determine whether warming 
can be limited to 1.5C or 2C.
(6) A 2023 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change highlights that ``Deep, rapid, and sustained reductions 
in greenhouse gas emissions would lead to a discernible 
slowdown in global warming within around two decades, and also 
to discernible changes in atmospheric composition within a few 
years.''.
(7) The 2023 National Climate Assessment, authored by more 
than 300 experts and released by the United States Global 
Change Research Program, makes clear that the present 
unprecedented rises in global temperature are primarily due to 
human activities. The changing climate will devastate all 
sectors of society and disproportionately harm the most 
vulnerable communities.
(8) Serious global warming impacts have already been 
observed in the United States and worldwide, including--
(A) increases in heat waves and other extreme 
weather events;
(B) rise in sea level, retreat of glaciers and 
polar ice;
(C) decline in mountain snowpack, increased drought 
(including droughts in the West and South United 
States) resulting in damage to our economy and 
property;
(D) extreme weather conditions resulting in 
wildfires, stronger hurricanes, and polar vortex 
occurrences resulting in further damage to property and 
our economy;
(E) damage to our environment such as ocean 
acidification, extensive coral bleaching, migrations, 
and shifts in the yearly cycles of plants and animals; 
and
(F) effects on human population, including 
population displacement and adverse health effects such 
as the spread of infectious diseases and climate-
related conditions such as asthma.
(9) Scientists project that under a midrange estimate of 
global warming, by 2050, roughly one-third of animal and plant 
species will be committed to extinction.
(10) The Energy Information Administration's International 
Energy Outlook report estimates an increase of 20 percent in 
global carbon dioxide emissions between 2021 and 2050.
(11) Decisive action is needed to minimize the many dangers 
posed by global warming.
(12) The timing of such action is critical, given that 
greenhouse gases can persist in the atmosphere for more than a 
century.
(13) With less than 5 percent of the world population, the 
United States emits approximately 11.5 percent of the world's 
total greenhouse gas emissions and must be a leader in 
addressing global warming.
(14) The State of California, the 5th largest economy in 
the world, has shown that renewable energy standards and 
greenhouse gas emissions regulation can reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions while fostering significant economic growth.
(15) Existing energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy 
technologies can reduce global warming pollution, while saving 
consumers money, reducing our dependence on oil, enhancing 
national security, cleaning the air, and protecting pristine 
places from drilling and mining.

TITLE I--RENEWABLE ENERGY

SEC. 101. NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD.

Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 610. NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
requiring that--
``(1) beginning in calendar year 2026, the percentage of 
electric energy generated from renewable sources that is sold 
at the retail level in the United States shall increase each 
year; and
``(2) in calendar year 2035 and each subsequent calendar 
year, such percentage shall not be less than 100 percent of the 
total electric energy sold at the retail level in the United 
States.
``(b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this section in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.
``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preempt or limit State actions to enhance renewable energy 
generation or energy efficiency.''.

TITLE II--ENERGY EFFICIENCY

SEC. 201. NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD.

(a) In General.--Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978, as amended by section 101 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 611. NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations in 
accordance with this section setting end-user--
``(1) electricity savings targets for retail electric 
energy suppliers; and
``(2) natural gas savings targets for retail natural gas 
suppliers.
``(b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this section in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.
``(c) Requirements.--With respect to targets under subsection (a):
``(1) The targets shall require each retail electric energy 
supplier to secure annual electricity savings, and each retail 
natural gas supplier to secure annual natural gas savings, of a 
set percentage of the quantity of electricity or natural gas 
sold in the most recent year to retail customers.
``(2) The electricity savings and natural gas savings shall 
be achieved through end-use efficiency improvements at customer 
facilities.
``(3) The targets are cumulative. Each year's electricity 
savings or natural gas savings shall be achieved in addition to 
the previous years' savings.
``(4) For each of calendar years 2026 through 2032, the 
targets are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumulative Electricity Cumulative Natural Gas
``Calendar Year Savings Percentage Savings Percentage
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2026 0.375 0.25
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2027 1.125 0.60
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2028 2.25 1.05
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2029 3.75 1.55
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2030 6.25 2.38
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2031 8.75 3.21
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2032 11.25 4.05
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``(d) Required Percentages After 2032.--The Secretary may, upon 
petition or upon the Secretary's own initiative, increase the required 
percentage of end-user electricity savings or natural gas savings for 
years after 2032.
``(e) Market-Based Trading System.--The Secretary shall allow 
suppliers to achieve the required percentage of end-user electricity 
savings or natural gas savings under this section through a market-
based trading system.
``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preempt or limit State actions to enhance renewable energy 
generation or energy efficiency.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 608 the following:

``Sec. 609. Rural and remote communities electrification grants.
``Sec. 610. National renewable energy standard.
``Sec. 611. National energy efficiency standard.''.

TITLE III--SCIENCE-BASED REDUCTIONS

SEC. 301. NET EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this title 
referred to as the ``Administrator'') shall promulgate annual net 
emissions reduction targets for each of calendar years 2030 through 
2050, so as to ensure that the quantity of United States net greenhouse 
gas emissions--
(1) in 2035, is at least 52 percent below the quantity of 
such emissions in 2005; and
(2) in 2050, is zero.

SEC. 302. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REVIEW.

Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Academies (or, if the National Academies 
decline to enter into such arrangement, another appropriate entity) 
under which the National Academies, acting through the National Academy 
of Sciences and the National Research Council, will submit a report to 
the Administrator and the Congress on the prospects for avoiding 
dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system and the 
progress made to date. Each such report shall--
(1) evaluate whether the net emissions reduction targets 
promulgated pursuant to section 301 and the other policies to 
reduce United States net greenhouse gas emissions under this 
Act, the amendments made by this Act, and other provisions of 
law, including the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), are 
likely to be sufficient to avoid dangerous anthropogenic 
interference with the climate system, taking into account the 
actions of other nations; and
(2) if the National Academies concludes that such targets 
and policies are not likely to be sufficient to avoid dangerous 
anthropogenic interference with the climate system--
(A) identify the needed amount of further 
reductions in atmospheric greenhouse gas 
concentrations; and
(B) recommend additional United States and 
international actions to further reduce atmospheric 
greenhouse gas concentrations.

SEC. 303. REGULATIONS.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
(1) not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, promulgate final regulations to implement the net 
emissions reduction targets under section 301; and
(2) not less than every 5 years thereafter--
(A) review such regulations, taking into account 
the reports under section 302; and
(B) revise such regulations as necessary to 
implement such net emissions reduction targets.
(b) Rulemaking on Recommendations of National Academies.--If any 
report under section 302 includes a recommendation under section 
302(2)(B) for regulatory action by a Federal department or agency, and 
such regulatory action is within the authority of such department or 
agency (under law other than this subsection), the head of such 
department or agency shall, not later than 2 years after the submission 
of such report, finalize a rulemaking--
(1) to carry out such regulatory action; or
(2) to explain the reasons for declining to act.
(c) Additional Regulations.--The regulations promulgated under 
subsection (a) may include additional requirements to reduce United 
States net greenhouse gas emissions from any source or sector. Any such 
regulations that address sources whose greenhouse gas emissions are 
regulated pursuant to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7411(d)) shall account for the compliance schedule promulgated pursuant 
to such section 111(d). Regulations under this section may include 
market-based measures, emissions performance standards, efficiency 
performance standards, best management practices, technology-based 
requirements, and other forms of requirements.
(d) Relation to Other Authority.--The authority vested by this 
title is in addition to the authority to regulate greenhouse gas 
emissions pursuant to other provisions of law.

SEC. 304. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to preempt or limit 
State actions to address climate change.

SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means--
(A) carbon dioxide;
(B) methane;
(C) nitrous oxide;
(D) hydrofluorocarbons;
(E) perfluorocarbons;
(F) sulfur hexafluoride; or
(G) any other anthropogenically emitted gas that is 
determined by the Administrator, after notice and 
comment, to contribute to global warming to a non-
negligible degree.
(2) United states net greenhouse gas emissions.--The term 
``United States net greenhouse gas emissions'' means net 
greenhouse gas emissions, as calculated by the Administrator on 
an annual basis and reported to the United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change Secretariat.
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