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H.R. 6461 117th Congress House

National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act

Official title: To require the Federal Government to produce a national climate adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 15, 2022 Introduced by: Scott H. Peters Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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.
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Jan 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act

This bill requires the President to identify or appoint a Chief Resilience Officer that must (1) direct a government-wide effort to build resilience to climate change vulnerabilities in the United States in collaboration with existing federal initiatives and interagency adaptation efforts, and (2) create working groups. The officer and the working groups must jointly submit to the President and Congress a strategy for the government to address such vulnerabilities in partnership with nonfederal partners, a plan to implement the strategy, and updates by specified deadlines.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6461: National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6461/
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"H.R. 6461: National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6461/.
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H.R. 6461, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6461/.
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