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SJRES 5 109th Congress Senate

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Introduced: February 16, 2005 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Air pollution controlClimate change and greenhouse gasesCost effectivenessEconomic growth
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Feb 16, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)
Feb 16, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1557-1558)
Feb 16, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 16, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should demonstrate international leadership in reducing the health, environmental, and economic risks posed by climate change by: (1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; (2) generating climate-friendly technologies; (3) participating in negotiations under the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change to achieve long-term reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions; and (4) supporting the establishment of a long-term objective to prevent the global average temperature from increasing by greater than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above preindustrial levels.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 16, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 16, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 16, 2005
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 16, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 5: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SJRES-5/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 5: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SJRES-5/.
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S.J. Res. 5, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SJRES-5/.
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[S.J. Res. 5: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SJRES-5/)
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