United States · Bill · S
S. 245 (109th)
Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005
Introduced
1 February 2005
Last action
1 February 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Subjects
Climate
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and carry out a scientific research program on abrupt climate change. Lists as purposes of the program: (1) to develop a global array of terrestrial and oceanographic indicators of paleoclimate in order to sufficiently identify and describe past instances of abrupt climate change; (2) to improve understanding of thresholds and nonlinearities in geophysical systems related to the mechanisms of abrupt climate change; (3) to incorporate such mechanisms into advanced geophysical models of climate change; and (4) to test the output of such models against an improved global array of records of past abrupt climate changes.
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Timeline
1 February 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S750-751)
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 1 February 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/245
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/245
- us · 109-s-245 · source updated 15 August 2025