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H.R. 5477 117th Congress House

Federal Agency Climate PREP Act

Official title: To amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to maintain plans for responding to, mitigating, and adapting to climate change, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Advisory bodiesAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEconomic performance and conditions
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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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 Latest action December 2, 2021

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3156 Federal Agency Climate PREP Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 23, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 3, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 3, 2021
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 3, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 5, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 5, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 5, 2021
 D
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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H.R. 5477, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5477/.
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