SCONRES 9
118th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency planning and evacuation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.
Introduced: April 27, 2023
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
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1425-1426)
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that climate change caused by human activities constitutes a climate emergency, which demands the President use existing authorities and emergency powers to mitigate and prepare for the consequences of the emergency.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1425-1426)
Committees of jurisdiction
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