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Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

Introduced: September 25, 2019 Introduced by: Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Sep 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution accepts the findings in the "Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate" published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and affirms that immediate action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the ocean and cryosphere.

What's happening now September 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 29
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 1, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 4, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 4, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 4, 2019
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 26, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 26, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 25, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 25, 2019
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 25, 2019
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 25, 2019
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Sep 25, 2019
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 25, 2019
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 25, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 25, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 25, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 25, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 25, 2019
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 2019
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Levin, Mike
California · Sep 25, 2019
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 25, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 25, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 25, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 25, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 25, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 25, 2019
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 25, 2019
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Takano, Mark
California · Sep 25, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 589: Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-589/
MLA
"H. Res. 589: Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-589/.
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H. Res. 589, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-589/.
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[H. Res. 589: Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-589/)
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