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HRES 117 107th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to reduce emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide with the goal of achieving…

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to reduce emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to reduce emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide with the goal of achieving stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States at the 1990 level by the year 2010.

Introduced: April 4, 2001 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Air pollution controlCarbon dioxideClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnergyFossil fuels
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement, at the earliest possible time, policies to reduce domestic emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, with the goal of achieving stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States at the 1990 level by the year 2010.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 18, 2002
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 8, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 4, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 4, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 4, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 4, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 117: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to reduce emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide with the goal of achieving stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States at the 1990 level by the year 2010.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-117/
MLA
"H. Res. 117: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to reduce emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide with the goal of achieving stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States at the 1990 level by the year 2010.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-117/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 117, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-117/.
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[H. Res. 117: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to reduce emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide with the goal of achieving stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States at the 1990 level by the year 2010.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-117/)
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