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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 3, 2025
This joint resolution nullifies the final guidance issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) titled Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts and published on October 15, 2024. The guidance provides factors for designated contract markets (i.e., CFTC-regulated derivatives exchanges) to consider when listing voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts, including characteristics of transparency and permanence.
People & committees
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] · R–OK
Legislative record
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-04-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This resolution would remove the legal effect of Commodity Futures Trading Commission guidance about listing financial contracts tied to voluntary carbon credits for trading. It concerns the guidance governing those listings; the supplied text does not itself prohibit trading those contracts.
That Congress disapproves the final guidance submitted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission relating to “Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts” (89 Fed. Reg. 83378 (October 15, 2024)) and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The proposed disapproval specifically targets the final guidance published on October 15, 2024, at page 83378 of volume 89 of the Federal Register. If enacted, the resolution would make that guidance have no force or effect.
“Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts” (89 Fed. Reg. 83378 (October 15, 2024)) and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The supplied source snapshot, updated April 17, 2026, records introduction and referral to the House Committee on Agriculture on April 3, 2025, followed by referral to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development on April 18, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-04-17T20:44:40Z. 2025-04-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. 2025-04-03: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 2025-04-03: Introduced in House
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