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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Introduced: June 12, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Jul 25, 1997

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-0. Record Vote No: 205.

Jul 25, 1997

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-0. Record Vote No: 205.

Jul 25, 1997

Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S8113-8139)

Jul 21, 1997

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 120.

Jul 21, 1997

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment and with a preamble. With written report No. 105-54.

Jul 17, 1997

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jun 19, 1997

Subcommittee on International Economic Policy. Hearings held.

Jun 18, 1997

Star Print ordered on the measure.

Jun 18, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5945)

Jun 12, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jun 12, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5623-5624)

Jun 12, 1997

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 987	–	–	Pending	–

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the United States should not be a signatory to any protocol to, or other agreement regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, at negotiations in Kyoto in December 1997 or thereafter which would: (1) mandate new commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the Annex 1 Parties, unless the protocol or other agreement also mandates new specific scheduled commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for Developing Country Parties within the same compliance period; or (2) result in serious harm to the U.S. economy.

Calls for any such protocol or other agreement which would require the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification to be accompanied by: (1) a detailed explanation of any legislation or regulatory actions that may be required to implement it; and (2) an analysis of the detailed financial costs which would be incurred by, and other impacts on, the U.S. economy.

What's happening now July 25, 1997

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-0. Record Vote No: 205.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 3 versions

Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors 3

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jun 12, 1997

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jun 12, 1997

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Jun 12, 1997

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 98: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-98/

MLA

"S. Res. 98: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-98/.

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S. Res. 98, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-98/.

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