SCONRES 45
114th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Business ethics
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Marketing and advertising
Oil and gas
Product safety and quality
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to the disapproval of certain activities of certain companies, trade associations, foundations, and organizations.
Introduced: July 11, 2016
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)
Jul 11, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Disapproves of activities by certain corporations and trade associations, foundations, and organizations funded by those corporations deliberately to: (1) mislead the public and undermine peer-reviewed scientific research about the dangers of their products, and (2) cast doubt on science in order to protect their financial interests.
Urges fossil fuel companies and allied organizations to cooperate with active or future investigations into:
- their climate change-related activities,
- what they knew about climate change and when they knew of it,
- what they knew about the harmful effects of fossil fuels on the climate, and
- any activities to mislead the public about climate change.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)
Committees of jurisdiction
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