Require public companies to disclose financial and business risks related to climate change.

The Climate Risk Disclosure Act to require public companies to disclose their financial and business risks related to climate change

Casten commits to requiring climate-risk disclosure by public companies.

Energy and Climate Policy | Sean Casten for Congress
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021, H.R. 2570, legislation introduced by Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL) to require public companies to disclose information about their exposure to climate-related risks.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Casten introduced legislation matching the commitment, and it passed the House, documenting concrete congressional effort but not final enactment.

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Casten’s Climate Risk Disclosure Act Passes House | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten
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On April 4, 2024, the Commission stayed the climate disclosure rules pending completion of consolidated litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On March 27, 2025, the Commission voted to end its defense of the final rules.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The SEC adopted climate disclosure rules in 2024, but they were stayed, the SEC later stopped defending them, and in 2026 proposed rescission, leaving the requirement unresolved rather than operationally delivered.

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SEC.gov | SEC Proposes Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
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