International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009
Latest action · Dec 3, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 3, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009 - Requires the President to establish the Strategic Interagency Board on International Climate Investment to assess, monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress and contributions of departments and agencies in supporting funding for international climate change activities and the goals and objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Bali Action Plan.
Requires the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a program to provide assistance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from deforestation in developing countries. Establishes program objectives, including achieving emissions reductions of at least 720 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2020, a cumulative amount of at least 6 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by December 31, 2025, and additional emissions reductions in subsequent years. Requires the Administrator to establish a publicly accessible registry of the emissions reductions achieved with such assistance.
Requires the Administrator to develop and implement a program that addresses noncompletion or reversal with respect to any GHG emissions that were not, or are no longer, sequestered in the international deforestation reduction program.
Requires: (1) the Secretary of State to establish the International Clean Energy Deployment Program to provide assistance to qualifying entities to implement clean technology activities that will contribute to reductions, sequestration, or avoidance of GHG emissions in eligible countries; and (2) the President to establish an interagency group to administer such program. Establishes an expert panel to provide guidance on technology deployment and programs to such group.
Requires the Secretary to establish an International Climate Change Adaptation and Global Security Program to provide assistance to the most vulnerable developing countries for adapting and promoting resilience to climate change and its impacts.
Requires the Secretary, working with the Board, to report biannually on climate change and energy policy for the five highest GHG emitting countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 3, 2009 to Mar 17, 2010; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 3, 2009 |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Original | Dec 3, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Dec 3, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Dec 3, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Dec 4, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Dec 4, 2009 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 17, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Dec 3, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12799 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Dec 9, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12333 | Edward E. Kaufman D-DE | Dec 3, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-969 | SAFEGUARDING THE AMERICAN DREAM: PROSPECTS FOR OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE AND PROPOSALS TO SECURE IT75 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Dec 17, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44727 | Major Foreign Aid Initiatives Under the Obama Administration: A Wrap-Up Archived | Report | Jan 4, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reduce global warming pollution through international climate finance, investment, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental technology
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Multilateral development programs
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- United Nations
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
