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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate.

Introduced: January 21, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement is nullified in the United States until the agreement is (1) renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, and (2) ratified by the Senate.

What's happening now January 21, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 12
Armstrong, Kelly
· Feb 1, 2021
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 25, 2021
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2021
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jan 21, 2021
Bucshon, Larry
· Jan 21, 2021
Burgess, Michael
· Jan 21, 2021
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Jan 21, 2021
Johnson, Bill
· Jan 21, 2021
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 21, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 59: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-59/
MLA
"H. Res. 59: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-59/.
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H. Res. 59, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-59/.
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[H. Res. 59: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-59/)
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