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Federal Agency Climate PREP Act

Introduced: October 5, 2021 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 2, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.

Dec 2, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Oct 6, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Oct 5, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

Oct 5, 2021

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Agency Climate Planning, Resilience, and Enhanced Preparedness Act of 2021 or the Federal Agency Climate PREP Act

This bill requires executive agencies to develop plans to address, mitigate, and adapt to climate change. Specifically, each executive agency (except for the Government Accountability Office) must submit to the Office of Management and Budget an agency climate action plan. In addition, the bill establishes a Council on Federal Agency Climate Planning, Resilience, and Enhanced Preparedness. Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, which was created by Executive Order 14008.

What's happening now December 2, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 12

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Dec 23, 2021

COOPER, JAMES

· Nov 3, 2021

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Nov 3, 2021

Gomez, Jimmy

California · Nov 3, 2021

Khanna, Ro

California · Oct 8, 2021

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2021

Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria

New York · Oct 8, 2021

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Oct 8, 2021

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Oct 5, 2021

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Oct 5, 2021

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Oct 5, 2021

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Oct 5, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5477: Federal Agency Climate PREP Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5477/

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"H.R. 5477: Federal Agency Climate PREP Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5477/.

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