HR 662 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Introduced Feb 13, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO

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Latest action · Feb 13, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prohibits federal department or agency funds from being used to make assessed or voluntary contributions to, or for, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2013 to Mar 12, 2013; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-MOBilly LongOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-GAPaul C. BrounOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-FLRichard B. NugentOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-MOSam GravesOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-IASteve KingOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-TXSteve StockmanOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-CATom McClintockOriginalFeb 13, 2013
R-TXKevin BradyFeb 25, 2013
R-TNMarsha BlackburnFeb 25, 2013
R-MOVicky HartzlerFeb 25, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonMar 7, 2013
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Mar 7, 2013
R-TXPete OlsonMar 7, 2013
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoMar 7, 2013
R-OKJim BridenstineMar 12, 2013

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Feb 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is Congress's power under the Spending Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H503.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43230Climate Change Legislation in the 113th Congress ArchivedReportMar 12, 2014

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House

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