To seek the renegotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change or the negotiation of a new agreement, including the requirement for the Senate to provide its advice and consent to ratification of any such agreement, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 15, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Paris Transparency and Accountability Act
This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally establish or revise actions the United States plans to take to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement (a climate change treaty adopted in 2015) and increases congressional oversight of those actions. The bill also prohibits any legal cause of action in U.S. courts pursuant to the Paris Agreement.
Specifically, the President must report to Congress before proposing new or revised actions under the agreement. The report must describe the proposed actions, including their impact on global emissions, and outline a detailed plan to address economic effects and related considerations of the actions. If a proposed action results in increased energy or manufacturing costs, the report must include specific policy measures (and timelines for implementing the measures) to prevent (1) job displacement, (2) reduced global competitiveness of U.S. goods, and (3) leaked emissions that may occur as a result of the proposed action.
After the President submits a report, the bill provides Congress with a 60-day period to review it. During the review period, Congress may block the actions proposed in the report by enacting a joint resolution of disapproval. The bill also outlines procedures for the introduction and consideration of this type of joint resolution.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to Jun 13, 2022; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Nov 4, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2021 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2021Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
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. 167, no. 65, April 15, 2021, page H1843.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To seek the renegotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change or the negotiation of a new agreement, including the requirement for the Senate to provide its advice and consent to ratification of any such agreement, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Asia
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Energy prices
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Europe
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Manufacturing
- Nuclear power
- Russia
- Senate
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced 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.
