US Congress Senate Concurrent Resolution 47 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5837-5838)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This resolution calls for renewed 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 relevant federal departments and agencies to prepare 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.

A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-23	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5837-5838)

HCR119 (Related) 2020-09-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/47/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sconres47/BILLS-116sconres47is.pdf