Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.
Latest action · Jul 14, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution calls for U.S. leadership in addressing the climate crisis that is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children. It also recognizes the need for a climate recovery plan that puts the United States on a trajectory consistent with reducing global atmospheric carbon dioxide to below 350 parts per million by the year 2100.
Cosponsors 84
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2023 to Jul 30, 2024, with 64 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 13, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- Jul 13, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 13 | A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to | Related bill | Jul 13, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
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- Jul 13, 2023Introduced in House
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