Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026

This bill would bar lawsuits in federal or state courts that seek money or other relief from oil, gas, and coal companies for harms linked to climate change, including claims based on marketing or failure to warn. Any such lawsuit pending when the bill becomes law would be dismissed right away. State and local laws that require payments from energy companies for climate-related costs, sometimes called climate superfund laws, would be void. The bill states that the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change is governed only by federal law, and that no private claims for climate harms may be brought under state law.

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Sponsors

• Harriet M. Hageman Republican sponsor
• 24 cosponsors