Anti-ESG Bills, Priorities Stall in Congress’ Fourth Quarter (1)

Aug. 29, 2024, 9:00 AM UTCUpdated: Aug. 29, 2024, 1:55 PM UTC

Congressman Bill Huizenga had planned on a legislative victory this summer in his ongoing battle against the environmental, social, and governance movement.

He would issue a final report with fellow Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee showing how ESG considerations hurt investors and financial markets, hold a congressional hearing to drive that point home, and then bring a measure to the House floor that would kill one of the Biden administration’s signature ESG regulations: the SEC’s March rules mandating that public companies disclose their greenhouse gas pollution.

That scenario didn’t happen. The House adjourned earlier than ...

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