Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 16
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What it does
The Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 would prohibit any legal action—whether in federal or state court—seeking damages, injunctions, or other relief against individuals or entities involved in the mining, extraction, production, refinement, transportation, distribution, marketing, manufacture, or sale of energy (including oil, gas, coal, and related products) for alleged harms related to climate change. It would also nullify any state laws that impose liability on energy businesses for climate-related impacts, dismiss all pending such lawsuits upon enactment, and affirm that regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is exclusively a federal matter, eliminating any private right of action under state law for climate change-related claims. The bill aims to protect the energy industry from what its sponsors describe as legally unfounded and jurisdictionally improper state-level climate litigation.
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What moved
Who is involved
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]Lead sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.
- Who sits in the seats that vote on itA roster is not a certified tally, and a filing is not a place on the ballot.
- Who funds the people decidingA receipt is not backing. A contribution does not establish a policy motive.
- Who is paid to be heardNaming an institution is the filer's account, not a record of any meeting.
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