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S. 3531 117th Congress Senate

National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2022

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

Introduced: April 26, 2022 Introduced by: Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Delaware 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 12, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.
Dec 12, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-237.
Sep 28, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 12, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2022

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). S. 3531: National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3531/
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"S. 3531: National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3531/.
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S. 3531, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3531/.
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