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A resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change entitled "Special Report on the Ocean and…

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A resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change entitled "Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate".

Introduced: September 25, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This resolution accepts the findings in the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate of the United Nations 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 25, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5711-5712)

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All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 25, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 342: A resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change entitled "Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-342/
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"S. Res. 342: A resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change entitled "Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-342/.
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S. Res. 342, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-342/.
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[S. Res. 342: A resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change entitled "Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate".](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-342/)
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