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SRES 244 114th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Climate change and greenhouse gases Religion

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the "Laudato Si" encyclical of Pope Francis, and global climate change.

Introduced: August 5, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Aug 5, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6402-6403)
Aug 5, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Senate stands with Pope Francis and the scientific consensus that:

  • human activity is the primary driver of climate change,
  • present climate trends are unsustainable, and
  • immediate action must be taken to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the deleterious effects of human-induced climate change.
What's happening now August 5, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6402-6403)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 5, 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 5, 2015
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 5, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 244: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the "Laudato Si" encyclical of Pope Francis, and global climate change.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-244/
MLA
"S. Res. 244: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the "Laudato Si" encyclical of Pope Francis, and global climate change.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-244/.
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S. Res. 244, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-244/.
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[S. Res. 244: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the "Laudato Si" encyclical of Pope Francis, and global climate change.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-244/)
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