Recognizing the 4th anniversary of the adoption of the international Paris Agreement on climate change.

H. Res. 762 · 116th Congress · Dec 12, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes the 4th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement;

(2)

acknowledges it is the responsibility of humankind to address the severe and global impacts of climate change;

(3)

supports global efforts that will keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;

(4)

supports global efforts to protect those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including increasing the ambition of current climate financing goals;

(5)

supports policies at the Federal, State, and local levels that promote the reduction of greenhouse gas pollution and aim to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement; and

(6)

recommends that the United States remain a signatory to the Paris Agreement.

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Dec 12, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Correa, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Engel, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Foster, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Welch, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Keating, Mr. Soto, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Espaillat) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Recognizing the 4th anniversary of the adoption of the international Paris Agreement on climate change.

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