According to the Council on Environmental Quality, who is required to submit an Environmental Quality Report to Congress?

The requirement to submit an Environmental Quality Report to Congress rests with the President. This process is mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which establishes that the President must prepare and submit an annual report addressing the state of the environment and the government's efforts to protect it. The report provides Congress with the necessary information to assess environmental quality and the effectiveness of current policies.

This responsibility reflects the centralized role of the Executive Branch in environmental governance, ensuring that overarching policies and progress are effectively communicated to Congress. Other options, such as representatives or state governors, do not hold such obligations under NEPA or related legislation, as their roles are more localized and less focused on the national environmental policy overview required by this report. Federal agencies also play a part in environmental management and policy implementation but do not have the direct responsibility for submitting this specific report to Congress; that duty falls on the President.