Recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children; recognizing the importance of renewed leadership by the United States in addressing the climate crisis; and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path towards stabilizing the climate system.

Summary

This resolution calls for renewed U.S. leadership in addressing the climate crisis that is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children. It also recognizes the need for the executive branch to prepare a climate recovery plan that puts the United States on a trajectory consistent with reducing global atmospheric carbon dioxide to below 350 parts per million by the year 2100.

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Timeline

1. 23 September 2020

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2. 23 September 2020

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3. 23 September 2020

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• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• BOBBY RUSH · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Adriano Espaillat · D · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
• Jackie Speier · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• Debra Haaland · D · Sponsor
• Joseph Kennedy · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Sponsor
• Frederica Wilson · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Jared Huffman · D · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
• Jesús García · D · Sponsor
• Diana DeGette · D · Sponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
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• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
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• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
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• Alan Lowenthal · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
• Bennie Thompson · D · Sponsor
• Juan Vargas · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
• Karen Bass · D · Sponsor
• Betty McCollum · D · Sponsor
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• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Kathy Castor · D · Sponsor
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• related to → A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.
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