S 1471 — Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).
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Summary
Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025This bill addresses climate change risk and its potential impact on the financial system.The Federal Reserve Board must develop financial risk analyses relating to climate change for certain large nonbank financial companies and bank holding companies. Specifically, these entities must be evaluated every two years on whether they have the capital necessary to absorb financial losses that would arise under several different climate change risk scenarios. In response to the results of the evaluation, entities must develop and submit for approval a climate risk resolution plan. The plan must include a capital policy with respect to climate risk planning and targets to remedy identified vulnerabilities. If the plan is not approved, the entity’s ability to make capital distributions is restricted. The bill also establishes the Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to provide recommendations to the board regarding climate change risk scenarios, and determine the financial and economic risks of these scenarios.The board must develop a survey to assess (1) the ability of other large financial institutions to withstand each scenario, (2) which surveyed entities have activities in geographical areas or industries that are significantly exposed to the impacts of climate change, and (3) how these surveyed entities plan to adapt to risks presented in each scenario.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html April 10, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsors
- Brian Schatz · Primary
- Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor
- Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor
- Patty Murray · Cosponsor
- Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor
- Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Schatz, Brian Democratic
Co-sponsors (7)
- Warren, Elizabeth Democratic
- Merkley, Jeff Democratic
- Van Hollen, Chris Democratic
- Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic
- Murray, Patty Democratic
- Heinrich, Martin Democratic
- Booker, Cory A. Democratic
Not signed on (539)
539 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 539 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 1471 do?
- Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025This bill addresses climate change risk and its potential impact on the financial system.The Federal Reserve Board must develop financial risk analyses relating to climate change for certain large nonbank financial companies and bank holding companies. Specifically, these entities must be evaluated every two years on whether they have the capital necessary to absorb financial losses that would arise under several different climate change risk scenarios. In response to the results of the evaluation, entities must develop and submit for approval a climate risk resolution plan. The plan must include a capital policy with respect to climate risk planning and targets to remedy identified vulnerabilities. If the plan is not approved, the entity’s ability to make capital distributions is restricted. The bill also establishes the Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to provide recommendations to the board regarding climate change risk scenarios, and determine the financial and economic risks of these scenarios.The board must develop a survey to assess (1) the ability of other large financial institutions to withstand each scenario, (2) which surveyed entities have activities in geographical areas or industries that are significantly exposed to the impacts of climate change, and (3) how these surveyed entities plan to adapt to risks presented in each scenario.
- Who sponsors S 1471?
- S 1471 is sponsored by Schatz, Brian (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Murray, Patty (Democratic), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), and Booker, Cory A. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 1471?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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