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HRES 130 102th Congress House Environmental Protection Air pollution control Carbon dioxide Climate Climate change and greenhouse gases Developing countries Forest conservation Fossil fuels Gases International environmental cooperation Negotiations Treaties

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the United States policy on carbon dioxide emissions.

Introduced: April 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 9, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 23, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it should be U.S. policy to reduce national emissions of carbon dioxide in the next ten years by 20 percent from the 1988 baseline level and to assume a leadership position in negotiating an international climate protection treaty that includes establishing: (1) agreements by industrialized nations to reduce their current carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent over 1988 levels in the next ten years, by developing nations to reduce their growth in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, and by all countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases; (2) an international fund and other financial mechanisms to help developing countries achieve such objectives; (3) mechanisms for continuing international cooperation for the development of policies for future emissions reductions; and (4) commitments to cease the destruction of primary forests.

What's happening now May 9, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 31, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 16, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 7, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 130: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the United States policy on carbon dioxide emissions.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-130/
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"H. Res. 130: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the United States policy on carbon dioxide emissions.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-130/.
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