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Rapid Response to Climate Impacts Act

Introduced: June 22, 2021 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
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Rapid Response to Climate Impacts Act

This bill requires the Department of State to establish a Climate Impacts Task Force, which must seek to prevent and mitigate the potential for national security risks arising from climate change and related social conditions.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 30, 2021
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Jun 30, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jun 22, 2021
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2888: Rapid Response to Climate Impacts Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2888/
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"H.R. 2888: Rapid Response to Climate Impacts Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2888/.
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H.R. 2888, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2888/.
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