February 26, 2026
Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study, and publish guidance on, calculating and reporting scope 3 emissions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Standardized Calculation of Operational Polluting Emissions Act of 2026
or the SCOPE Act of 2026
.
Sec. 2. Study and guidance on scope 3 emissions
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Administrator
The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Direct emitter
The term direct emitter means—
(A)
a facility—
(i)
that is in 1 of the source categories described in any of subparts C through JJ of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and
(ii)
with respect to which the greenhouse gas reporting requirements and related monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of that part apply; and
(B)
any other facility the Administrator determines appropriate.
(3) Greenhouse gas
The term greenhouse gas means the air pollutants (as defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602)) carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
(4) Scope 3 emissions
The term scope 3 emissions means indirect greenhouse gas emissions resulting from upstream and downstream value chain activities, as determined by the Administrator.
(b) Study; guidance
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a study on, and publish guidance with respect to, calculating and reporting, for direct emitters, scope 3 emissions above thresholds the Administrator determines appropriate.
(c) Inclusions
The guidance published under subsection (b) shall include—
(1)
thresholds of scope 3 emissions above which reporting to the Environmental Protection Agency is recommended;
(2)
calculation methodologies for scope 3 emissions based on source categories;
(3)
recommendations on frequency of monitoring scope 3 emissions;
(4)
quality assurance and control guidance for scope 3 emissions data;
(5)
methodologies for estimating missing scope 3 emissions data; and
(6)
guidance for recordkeeping for scope 3 emissions data and reporting of those data.
(d) Savings provision
Nothing in this section affects the authority of the President, any Federal agency, or any State under existing law.