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A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global…

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A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program.

Introduced: November 27, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7136-7138; text of measure as introduced: CR S7136)
Nov 27, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes and accepts the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the special report on the impacts of global warming and the findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program in the Fourth National Climate Assessment report.

Expresses the sense that immediate action by Congress and the Administration is needed to reduce greenhouse gases.

What's happening now November 27, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7136-7138; text of measure as introduced: CR S7136)

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 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 20
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 27, 2018
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 27, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 27, 2018
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 27, 2018
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 27, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Nov 27, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 27, 2018
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 27, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Nov 27, 2018
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 27, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 27, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 27, 2018
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 27, 2018
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 27, 2018
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Nov 27, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 27, 2018
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 27, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 27, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 27, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 708: A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-708/
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"S. Res. 708: A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-708/.
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S. Res. 708, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-708/.
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[S. Res. 708: A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-708/)
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