S 391 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Protect Farmers from the SEC Act

This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring publicly traded companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions related to the production, manufacturing, or harvesting of agricultural products. It specifically blocks disclosure requirements for emissions from "upstream activities" (initial production stages) and "downstream activities" (processing, delivery, and end-use) in the agricultural supply chain. The law directly affects agricultural businesses that are publicly traded companies by exempting them from existing SEC reporting rules on certain emissions data. Key provisions define agricultural products and clarify which emissions sources are excluded from disclosure mandates. This is a procedural policy change that removes a specific reporting obligation, not a new regulation.
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Introduced Feb 13, 2023 Last action Feb 13, 2023
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Feb 13, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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