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HR 4732 116th Congress House International Affairs Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disaster relief and insurance Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation Military assistance, sales, and agreements Public-private cooperation Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 17, 2019 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Oct 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill generally addresses the response of federal agencies to climate change, including by providing for the admission to the United States of climate displaced persons, by requiring the Department of State to develop a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, and by requiring the Government Accountability Office to report on the progress made towards incorporating climate change into the policy of departments and agencies.

What's happening now November 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 17, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Dec 19, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 30, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 21, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4732: To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4732/
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"H.R. 4732: To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4732/.
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H.R. 4732, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4732/.
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[H.R. 4732: To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4732/)
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