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S.Res. 708 (115th)

A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program.

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Introduced

27 November 2018

Last action

27 November 2018 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7136-7138; text of measure as introduced: CR S7136)

Sponsors

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]

Subjects

Environment, Climate

Source updated

14 January 2025

Environment · Climate

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Summary

Recognizes and accepts the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the special report on the impacts of global warming and the findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program in the Fourth National Climate Assessment report. Expresses the sense that immediate action by Congress and the Administration is needed to reduce greenhouse gases.

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Timeline

  1. 27 November 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7136-7138; text of measure as introduced: CR S7136)

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  2. 27 November 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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