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Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act

Introduced: January 21, 2021 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jan 21, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 21, 2021
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Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act

This bill requires the President to notify Congress at least 30 days before submitting to the other parties of the Paris Agreement the climate change-related actions the United States will take. (The agreement refers to these planned actions as nationally determined contributions.)

The notification to Congress must contain certain information including (1) a detailed economic justification of the planned actions, (2) a cost-benefit analysis of the actions, and (3) a description of how the actions will support U.S. efforts to counter the malign influence of the Chinese and Russian governments over energy supply chains.

The Paris Agreement requires each party to periodically submit its planned actions for addressing climate change, such as a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by a certain level.

What's happening now January 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Feb 22, 2021
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Feb 11, 2021
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 28, 2021
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Jan 21, 2021
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jan 21, 2021
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 21, 2021
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 407: Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-407/
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"H.R. 407: Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-407/.
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H.R. 407, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-407/.
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