Atmosphere Study Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6941 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6941 To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study to identify the effects of covered geoengineering projects on the health of humans and the environment, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2026 Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study to identify the effects of covered geoengineering projects on the health of humans and the environment, and for other purposes. 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 ``Atmosphere Study Act''. SEC. 2. GEOENGINEERING STUDY. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in conjunction with any relevant Federal or State agencies, conduct a study to identify any negative effects of covered geoengineering projects on the health of humans and the environment. (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary of Energy concludes the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the results of such study. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered geoengineering project.--The term ``covered geoengineering project'' means a project-- (A) funded in full or in part by Federal funds; or (B) that a Federal agency-- (i) may have participated in; or (ii) is participating in. (2) Geoengineering.--The term ``geoengineering'' means deliberate large-scale interventions in the Earth's climate system to diminish the effects of climate change, inclu