SCOPE Act of 2026

119 HR 7684 IH: Standardized Calculation of Operational Polluting Emissions Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-02-25 text/xml EN 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 2d Session H. R. 7684 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 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. 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 . 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.