H.R. 794
117th Congress
House
Climate Emergency Act of 2021
Official title: To require the President to declare a national climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act, and for other purposes.
Environmental Protection
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAir qualityAlternative and renewable resources
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Climate change and greenhouse gasesDisability and health-based discriminationEconomic developmentEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnvironmental healthHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaManufacturingMinority and disadvantaged businessesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsResidential rehabilitation and home repairRural conditions and developmentSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWar and emergency powersWetlandsWomen in businessWorker safety and health
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, 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.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Plain-English summary
National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021
This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change.
The President, in responding to the emergency, must ensure that the government
- invests in large scale mitigation and resiliency projects;
- makes investments that enable a racially and socially just transition to a clean energy economy by ensuring that at least 40% of investments flow to historically disadvantaged communities;
- avoids solutions that increase inequality or violate human rights;
- creates jobs that conform to labor standards that provide family sustaining wages and benefits and ensure safe workplaces;
- prioritizes local and equitable hiring and contracting that creates opportunities for marginalized communities;
- combats environmental injustice; and
- reinvests in existing public sector institutions and creates new public sector institutions to strategically mobilize and channel investments at the scale and pace required by the national emergency.
The President shall report annually on actions taken in response to the national emergency.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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- Agriculture Committee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Environment Subcommittee
- Financial Services Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Cosponsors
56
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Smith, Adam
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Vargas, Juan
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Pocan, Mark
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Raskin, Jamie
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Takano, Mark
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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Beyer, Donald S.
MALONEY, CAROLYN
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Carson, André
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
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Soto, Darren
Bush, Cori
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Newman, Marie
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Chu, Judy
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Evans, Dwight
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
HASTINGS, ALCEE
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Hayes, Jahana
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
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Omar, Ilhan
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Pingree, Chellie
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Sherman, Brad
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cohen, Steve
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Gomez, Jimmy
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Huffman, Jared
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Jayapal, Pramila
Jones, Mondaire
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Khanna, Ro
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Levin, Mike
Levin, Andy
Lowenthal, Alan
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Matsui, Doris O.
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Meng, Grace
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Neguse, Joe
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
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