118th Congress Environmental Protection
H.R. 1460: Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill establishes greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reporting and related requirements for certain crypto-asset mining operations, such as facilities that mine Bitcoin.
The bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise reporting requirements under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to require crypto-asset mining operations that consume five megawatts of electricity or more to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA. The EPA must also designate such operations as a source category of GHG emissions that is subject to greenhouse gas reporting requirements and related monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
In addition, the EPA must request information from crypto-asset mining operations and assess the extent to which any operations are improperly operating without a valid and current permit under the Clean Air Act.
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The bill also expands the meaning of data center under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to include facilities in which two or more computers are mining crypto-assets. Thus, such facilities are included in the scope of energy efficiency programs for data centers under that act.
Finally, the EPA must study the environmental impacts of crypto-asset mining.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Gregorio Casar D-TX
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History
- Introduced in the House by Jared Huffman.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.