Recognizing the importance of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to protect the United States scientific integrity, public health, environment, and economic growth.
H. Res. 1245 is a nonbinding House resolution that expresses support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) and opposes any rollback of that program. The resolution describes GHGRP as the federal government’s most comprehensive and transparent system for tracking greenhouse gas emissions, noting that it collects data from large emitters, fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and carbon dioxide injection sites. It emphasizes that the program provides scientifically accurate emissions data used by policymakers, regulators, researchers, businesses, and the public.
The resolution also frames GHGRP as important to public health, environmental protection, and economic decision-making. It highlights the program’s role in informing EPA regulatory actions, supporting federal energy tax credit administration, and helping communities access facility-level pollution information. The measure further argues that the data are especially important for environmental justice communities and for states that have incorporated federal reporting elements into their own climate and emissions programs.
Because this is a House resolution rather than a statutory bill, it does not itself amend the U.S. Code or create new regulatory requirements. Its practical effect is to signal congressional support for the GHGRP and to oppose efforts to weaken or repeal it. The resolution specifically points to downstream effects on state climate programs, noting that states such as California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington rely on or incorporate aspects of the federal reporting framework; a rollback could increase state costs and reduce data availability for state-level climate policy and enforcement.
The overall sentiment in the text is strongly supportive of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and strongly opposed to any rollback. The resolution presents the program as beneficial to scientific integrity, public health, environmental protection, economic growth, and transparency. No committee transcript or vote data were provided, and the bill had only been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce at the time described, so there is no recorded floor vote or formal committee debate reflected in the materials provided.
The main point of contention is whether the federal government should maintain, weaken, or repeal the GHGRP. Supporters argue that the program is essential for accurate emissions tracking, climate policy, public accountability, and environmental justice, while also helping states and federal agencies make informed decisions. The resolution specifically warns that rollback would harm Latino, Black, Indigenous, and low-income communities that are disproportionately exposed to pollution. Any opposition would likely center on concerns about regulatory burden, compliance costs, or federal overreach, though those arguments are not presented in the text or accompanying materials.