HR 2780 United States House · 117th Congress

Insular Area Climate Change Act

Summary

Insular Area Climate Change Act This bill provides support through programs and financial assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau). For example, the bill requires the Technical Assistance Program of the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to the territories and Freely Associated States. It also establishes an Insular Area National Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency to build and strengthen infrastructure to withstand natural disasters, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, and provide technical assistance in the territories and Freely Associated States. Additionally, the bill establishes several grant programs to assess and reduce the impacts of climate change, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, or expand sustainable infrastructure to withstand natural disasters in the territories and Freely Associated States.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Apr 22, 2021 Last action Dec 30, 2022

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

lower

Dec 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on Transportation discharged.

lower

Dec 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

lower

Dec 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-686, Part I.

lower

Jul 14, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

lower

Jul 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Apr 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

lower

Apr 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Mar 4, 2021

Committee

Hearings Held Prior to Introduction and Referral.

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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors