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Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020

Introduced: December 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2020
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Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a Joint Department of State and USAID Strategy to Address the Global Climate Change Crisis. The State Department must also designate its Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to coordinate State Department and USAID efforts to guide U.S. foreign policy related to global climate change.

Further, the State Department must include specified climate-related items and estimates in its annual budget request.

What's happening now December 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 17, 2020
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 17, 2020
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9003: Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9003/
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"H.R. 9003: Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9003/.
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