Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the "Paris Agreement" announced on December 12, 2015, at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Latest action · Dec 18, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 18, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Paris Agreement on climate change, adopted in December 2015, should not be signed, ratified, acceded to, or adopted by the United States.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2015 to Apr 18, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Dec 18, 2015 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Dec 18, 2015 |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Original | Dec 18, 2015 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 5, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 5, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jan 5, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jan 8, 2016 |
Actions 2
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- Dec 18, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
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- Dec 18, 2015Introduced in House
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