H.R. 7684

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7684 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7684

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
conduct a study, and publish guidance on, calculating and reporting 
scope 3 emissions.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2026

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
conduct a study, and publish guidance on, calculating and reporting 
scope 3 emissions.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Standardized Calculation of 
Operational Polluting Emissions Act of 2026'' or the ``SCOPE Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND GUIDANCE ON SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Direct emitter.--The term ``direct emitter'' means--
(A) a facility--
(i) that is in 1 of the source categories 
described in any of subparts C through JJ of 
part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations); and
(ii) with respect to which the greenhouse 
gas reporting requirements and related 
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements of that part apply; and
(B) any other facility the Administrator determines 
appropriate.
(3) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means the 
air pollutants (as defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7602)) carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, 
nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
(4) Scope 3 emissions.--The term ``scope 3 emissions'' 
means indirect greenhouse gas emissions resulting from upstream 
and downstream value chain activities, as determined by the 
Administrator.
(b) Study; Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a study on, and 
publish guidance with respect to, calculating and reporting, for direct 
emitters, scope 3 emissions above thresholds the Administrator 
determines appropriate.
(c) Inclusions.--The guidance published under subsection (b) shall 
include--
(1) thresholds of scope 3 emissions above which reporting 
to the Environmental Protection Agency is recommended;
(2) calculation methodologies for scope 3 emissions based 
on source categories;
(3) recommendations on frequency of monitoring scope 3 
emissions;
(4) quality assurance and control guidance for scope 3 
emissions data;
(5) methodologies for estimating missing scope 3 emissions 
data; and
(6) guidance for recordkeeping for scope 3 emissions data 
and reporting of those data.
(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of the President, any Federal agency, or any State under 
existing law.
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