US SCR22 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on July 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-17 - Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4913-4914)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-17 - Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4913-4914)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that global warming has resulted in a climate emergency that demands a massive-scale mobilization of U.S. resources to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for the consequences of the emergency.
Title
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.
Sponsors
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-17 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4913-4914) |
Same As/Similar To
HCR52 (Same As) 2019-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental protection
Industrial policy and productivity
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental protection
Industrial policy and productivity
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/22/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sconres22/BILLS-116sconres22is.pdf |