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S. 4340119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 16, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026
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This bill would ban all climate-change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies and cancel existing state laws meant to hold them accountable.
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This bill would make it illegal to sue oil, gas, coal, and other fossil fuel companies over climate-related harms like flooding, wildfires, or extreme heat. Any lawsuits already underway would be immediately dismissed, and existing state or local laws meant to make energy companies pay for climate costs would be cancelled.
Fossil fuel companies would be shielded from these types of legal claims. States, cities, and individuals who have filed or planned to file climate-related lawsuits would lose the ability to do so.
The bill declares that only the federal government has authority over greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, removing that power from states, cities, and courts. As a result, people and communities seeking money or other relief for climate-related damages would no longer have a legal path to pursue those claims.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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