A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that States, cities, Tribal nations, businesses, and institutions of higher education in the United States should work towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Latest action · Nov 16, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7306)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2017
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote the reduction of global warming pollution.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2017 to Nov 27, 2017; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 27, 2017 |
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 Nov 16, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Nov 16, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7306)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 | Text printed S7306 | — | Nov 16, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that States, cities, Tribal nations, businesses, and institutions of higher education in the United States should work towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
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