United States · Bill · S
S. 938 (117th)
Climate Emergency Act of 2021
Introduced
23 March 2021
Last action
23 March 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Environment, Climate
Source updated
14 January 2025
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.
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Timeline
23 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Climate Emergency Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/938
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/938
- us · 117-s-938 · source updated 14 January 2025