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Committee advances corporate emissions reporting bill after removing scope‑3 requirements

Senate Environment and Energy Committee · February 12, 2026
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Summary

S679, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, was released from committee after amendments narrowed reporting to scope 1 and 2 emissions; industry groups praised the scope change but urged clearer thresholds and use of existing federal/global reporting, while environmental advocates pressed to keep scope 3.

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Monday released S679, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, after adopting amendments that remove scope‑3 reporting and limit required disclosures to scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions.

Committee staff described the amendments as clarifying subsidiary reporting — allowing a parent company to submit combined reports that include subsidiaries — and authorizing the use of an existing climate-risk disclosure survey from the National Association of Insurance…

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