United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 5 (109th)
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Introduced
16 February 2005
Last action
—
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should demonstrate international leadership in reducing the health, environmental, and economic risks posed by climate change by: (1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; (2) generating climate-friendly technologies; (3) participating in negotiations under the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change to achieve long-term reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions; and (4) supporting the establishment of a long-term objective to prevent the global average temperature from increasing by greater than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above preindustrial levels.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 February 2005
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/5
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/sjres/5