HR 2908
115th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military operations and strategy
Policy sciences
Scientific communication
Water use and supply
World health
Climate Change National Security Strategy Act of 2017
Introduced: June 15, 2017
Introduced by:
Lynch, Stephen F.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jul 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jun 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Climate Change National Security Strategy Act of 2017
This bill requires the National Security Advisor and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to jointly establish an interagency Climate and National Security Working Group, which must develop an action plan on current and projected climate-related impacts on national security interests.
Specified federal departments and agencies must each develop a plan that ensures that such impacts are identified and considered in the development and implementation of relevant national security doctrine, policies, and plans. The plans must be updated at least annually.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.