US SB729 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-11 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-11 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the use of funds made available to federal agencies (including the Executive Office of the President) to establish or operate a panel, task force, other advisory committee, or other effort intended to challenge the scientific consensus on climate change.
Title
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to Federal agencies to establish a panel, task force, advisory committee, or other effort to challenge the scientific consensus on climate change, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
| Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-11 | Senate | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35. |
| 2019-03-07 | Senate | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Appropriations
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Executive agency funding and structure
Air quality
Appropriations
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Executive agency funding and structure
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/729/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s729/BILLS-116s729pcs.pdf |
