HCONRES 97
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference…
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Nov 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 19, 2015
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that:
- the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-21), and
- Congress should refuse to consider any budget resolutions and appropriations language that include funding for the Green Climate Fund until COP-21 emissions commitments are submitted to the Senate.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Cosponsors
47
Abraham, Ralph
R
Graves, Sam
R
Kelly, Trent
BRADY, KEVIN
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
R
Rogers, Mike D.
ROHRABACHER, DANA
R
Issa, Darrell
R
Lucas, Frank D.
R
Hill, J. French
R
Allen, Rick W.
R
Barr, Andy
BARTON, JOE
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
R
Cole, Tom
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
R
Newhouse, Dan
R
Scott, Austin
R
Smith, Jason
Walker, Mark
R
Westerman, Bruce
R
Loudermilk, Barry
Walters, Mimi
R
Babin, Brian
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Bridenstine, Jim
R
Cramer, Kevin
CULBERSON, JOHN
R
DesJarlais, Scott
R
Gosar, Paul A.
R
Grothman, Glenn
R
Guthrie, Brett
Hensarling, Jeb
JOHNSON, SAM
Murphy, Tim
R
Palmer, Gary J.
Pittenger, Robert
Ratcliffe, John
R
Rouzer, David
R
Schweikert, David
R
Sessions, Pete
R
Walberg, Tim
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
R
Williams, Roger
R
Wilson, Joe
Woodall, Rob
R
Zinke, Ryan K.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 97: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris, France from November 30 to December 11, 2015.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-97/
"H. Con. Res. 97: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris, France from November 30 to December 11, 2015.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-97/.
H. Con. Res. 97, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-97/.
[H. Con. Res. 97: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris, France from November 30 to December 11, 2015.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-97/)