That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
it is the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green Real Deal—
to achieve robust, economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions;
to create more clean energy options through a commitment to innovation;
to position the United States as a global leader in clean energy, driving global investment in American-made clean energy technologies;
to reduce and modernize regulations to speed deployment of clean energy technologies nationwide and worldwide, and to affirm that the Government should not pick winners and losers;
to empower individuals, States, and the marketplace to invest in and implement clean energy technologies; and
to ensure that the infrastructure, communities, and military of the United States are resilient and adapting to long-term environmental, climate, and social change; and
the goals described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) (referred to in this resolution as the “Green Real Deal goals”) should be accomplished by—
investing in carbon capture storage and carbon capture and use, and otherwise reducing emissions or achieving net-zero emissions from energy produced from fossil fuels;
investing in next-generation low- and zero-emission energy sources, including renewable energy and nuclear energy, especially small modular reactors;
promoting the widespread use and deployment of next-generation recycling and waste management technology, such as plastics-to-fuel initiatives, and transforming postconsumer recycled plastic into new materials such as asphalt;
modernizing the electric grid through strategic investments in transmission, distribution, and storage;
allowing fair and equal access to energy development on Federal lands;
modernizing the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to drive investment in clean energy infrastructure, especially multistate transmission and offshore wind;
eliminating regulations that hinder or slow the deployment of advanced energy, and creating a regulatory climate to encourage the use of clean, renewable, and innovative energy and recycling technologies;
modernizing regulations governing hydropower development;
establishing a voluntary framework for reporting and tracking carbon emissions, renewable energy procurement, and energy efficiency investment, to increase investment in clean energy technology and improve transparency and accountability for the benefit of customers, investors, and shareholders;
establishing robust homeowner tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades, including HVAC upgrades;
expanding tax incentives for commercial building energy efficiency upgrades;
establishing challenge grants for universities to develop actionable plans for increasing resiliency and building adaptive capacity to climate change in urban and rural areas, as well as in national parks and other Federal lands;
working with utility companies and developers to enhance consumers’ ability to access clean and renewable energy in their homes and businesses, including solar, wind, and geothermal energy; and
protecting the intellectual property of American innovators.