Climate Readiness Act of 2020
Latest action · Mar 5, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Climate Readiness Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Defense to report on (1) the national security implications associated with climate change, and (2) strategies and approaches to responding to such change. The report must consider geopolitical and military impacts, including effects on the resiliency of missions of the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 5, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 44, March 5, 2020, page H1537.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6348 | Climate Readiness Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 27, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the national security implications of climate change.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Climate Readiness Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2020Introduced in House
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.
