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117th Congress
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Environmental Protection
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Climate Emergency Act of 2021
Introduced: March 23, 2021
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 relating to climate change. Further, the President must ensure that the federal government invests in projects to mitigate the emergency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At least 40% of such investments must be for historically disadvantaged communities.
In addition, the President must ensure that the federal government 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 emergency.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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