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A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that…

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A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

Introduced: September 23, 2020 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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This resolution calls for renewed U.S. leadership in addressing the climate crisis that is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children. It also recognizes the need for relevant federal departments and agencies to prepare a climate recovery plan that puts the United States on a trajectory consistent with reducing global atmospheric carbon dioxide to below 350 parts per million by the year 2100.

What's happening now September 23, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5837-5838)

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 23, 2020
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 23, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 23, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 47: A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-47/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 47: A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-47/.
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S. Con. Res. 47, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-47/.
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[S. Con. Res. 47: A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-47/)
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