Advance the Carbon Cost Act to direct GAO and the National Academies of Sciences to recommend how Congress should establish an entity to analyze the carbon-emissions impact of proposed federal legislation.

Joe Neguse · Colorado · Democratic

oversight impact 0.50 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Carbon Cost Act : This bill works to direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the National Academies of Science (NAS) to complete recommendations to Congress for establishing an entity responsible for analyzing how proposed Federal legislation is likely to impact the nation's carbon emissions.

Neguse presents the Carbon Cost Act as requiring recommendations on an entity to analyze federal legislation's carbon-emissions impacts.

Climate Action | Congressman Joe Neguse
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Evidence

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Congress.gov text shows H.R. 10074, Carbon Cost Act of 2024, was introduced by Mr. Neguse on October 29, 2024. The bill directs the Comptroller General, in coordination with the National Academy of Sciences, to study alternatives for a nonpartisan congressional office or agency to project net greenhouse gas emissions from federal legislation and submit recommendations to Congress.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Neguse introduced bill text matching the commitment during the 118th Congress, after the 2022 campaign. This is concrete advancement, but the text was only introduced legislation and did not itself establish the entity or require GAO/NAS work unless enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.10074 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Carbon Cost Act of 2024
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Joe Neguse as sponsor, shows the latest House action as referral to the Committee on House Administration on October 29, 2024, and states the bill status is Introduced. The actions list contains only introduction and committee referral.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official legislative status indicates the Carbon Cost Act advanced only to introduction and committee referral in the 118th Congress, with no recorded passage or enactment; no newer lookback-window action was found in the searched sources.

partial same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.10074 - Carbon Cost Act of 2024
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Assessments

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Neguse materially advanced the Carbon Cost Act in the relevant post-2022 House term by introducing H.R. 10074 on October 29, 2024. However, the bill only reached introduction and committee referral, with no evidence it passed or caused GAO and the National Academies to produce the promised recommendations. Because this was a serious legislative attempt that did not deliver the operative outcome, it is best scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%