SCONRES 25
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit the Paris climate change agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent.
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Became law
Nov 19, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8166-8167)
Nov 19, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8166-8167)
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