US HCR56 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 85-0)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO]Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Val Hoyle [D-OR]Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI]Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]
Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]Rep. Robert Garcia [D-CA]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR]Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY]Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-07-14HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
2023-07-13HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2023-07-13HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SCR13 (Related) 2023-07-13 - Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2466-2468)

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