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H.R. 257 · 119th Congress

SEC Act of 2025

IntroducedFinance and Financial Sector
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. It would change 1 section of existing law.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 257 would change 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Jan 9, 2025).

15 U.S.C. 78w Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports

What the words would change: every change, in place (1)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 15 U.S.C. 78wadded (e)by H.R. 257 Sec. 2

    (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.

    The bill says: Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78w) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    Bill text · Current law (15 U.S.C. 78w)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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Stop Environmental Calculations Act of 2025 or the SEC Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring issuers of securities to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 9, 2025).

Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

What has happened

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  1. Jan 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.House floor actions
  2. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  3. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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