HR 1812 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

CLIMATE Act

Introduced Mar 30, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 11, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 30, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Congressional Leadership In Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth Act or the CLIMATE Act

This bill nullifies the Executive Order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" that was released on March 28, 2017. No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce the order. The bill takes effect on March 28, 2017.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2017 to May 11, 2017; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 30, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 30, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-COJared PolisOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalApr 4, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 4, 2017
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIApr 4, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalApr 4, 2017
D-CARo KhannaApr 4, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenApr 4, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciApr 4, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersApr 6, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushApr 25, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleApr 25, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterApr 25, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 25, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 1, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithMay 2, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchMay 11, 2017

Committees 4

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2017
Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 31, 2017
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2017
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2017
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2017
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Apr 11, 2017

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  2. Mar 31, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  3. Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Mar 30, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2578)
  5. Mar 30, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2578Bradley Scott Schneider D-ILMar 30, 2017

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: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 56, March 30, 2017, page H2600.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 767Clean Air, Healthy Kids ActRelated billMar 29, 2017

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide that the Executive order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" (March 28, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
CLIMATE Act
Congressional Leadership In Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House

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