HRES 1272 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to plans to declare a "climate emergency" in order to invoke emergency authorities to impose regulations on industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States.

Introduced Jul 26, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Bill Johnson R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 29, 2022 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 132.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 26, 2022
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution requests the President to provide the House of Representatives documents and information about any plans to declare climate change a public health emergency or national emergency in order to regulate aspects of industrial activity or supply and delivery of energy or electric power.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 29, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GARick W. AllenSep 29, 2022

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 132.
  2. Sep 29, 2022Reported adversely by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-525.
  3. Sep 21, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Sep 21, 2022Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 21.
  5. Sep 21, 2022Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Discharged.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Reported in House
  2. Jul 26, 2022Introduced in House

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