SJRES 5
109th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Air pollution control
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Cost effectiveness
Economic growth
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Finance and Financial Sector
International environmental cooperation
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Science, Technology, Communications
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Introduced: February 16, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)
Committees of jurisdiction
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