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HRES 85 115th Congress House International Affairs Air quality Alliances Climate change and greenhouse gases International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.

Introduced: February 2, 2017 Introduced by: Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives commits to: (1) working with U.S. allies that signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, and (2) taking meaningful action to ensure that the President does not issue an executive order to withdraw from such agreement.

What's happening now February 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 22
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 7, 2017
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2017
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 26, 2017
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 7, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2017
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 2, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2017
Delaney, John
· Feb 2, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 2, 2017
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 2, 2017
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 2, 2017
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 2, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 2, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 2, 2017
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 2, 2017
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 2, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 2, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 2, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 2, 2017
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 85: Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-85/
MLA
"H. Res. 85: Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-85/.
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H. Res. 85, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-85/.
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[H. Res. 85: Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-85/)
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