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H.R. 257

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 257, the SEC Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 257 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb257/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 257 IH: Stop Environmental Calculations Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 257  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Mrs. Bice  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Environmental Calculations Act of 2025   or the   SEC Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on requiring an issuer to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors
Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78w ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e)
Prohibition on requiring an issuer To make climate-Related disclosures that are not material to investors
The Commission may not require an issuer to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025

hb257/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/09/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Stephanie Bice (R) sponsors H.R. 257 alone.

Committees

H.R. 257 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 257 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 257 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 257 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SEC Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • SEC Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Stop Environmental Calculations Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 257 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Automotive Industry, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Torts, Transportation, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia17—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia16—
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA17—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES16—
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT HEWITT117
DAVID PEARCE117
DONALD GRIFFIN117
MONA DOOLEY117
ROBERT GORDON117
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI117
THERESA PETTIGREW117
JAMES GRANDE116
KATHERINE DUVENECK116
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT116
ROBERT MCCARTY116
SAM WHITFIELD116
ANTHONY COTTO115
KATE CAREY113
CORY MAKS112
WILLIAM SEABROOK112
ALISON ESQUEA111
ANNA BUHLINGER111
RYNE CARNEY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$1.3M1st Quarter - Report
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONSCAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS2025 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 second_quarter$435.7K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 first_quarter$424.5K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 257 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 257’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hr257/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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