Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.
HCONRES 37 is a non-binding congressional resolution expressing that Congress views climate change as an emergency requiring a massive national mobilization. It states that human-caused climate change severely impacts U.S. economic well-being, health, safety, and national security, and urges the President to use existing authorities to accelerate climate action. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but emphasizes the need for urgent, equitable efforts to reduce emissions, address environmental injustice, and support vulnerable communities disproportionately affected by climate impacts. It cites rising global temperatures, extreme weather costs ($165 billion in U.S. disasters in 2022), and the Inflation Reduction Act as context, while clarifying it does not declare an actual national emergency.
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Introduction
May 2023
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Introduced May 2, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
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May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
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May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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May 2, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 82 co-sponsors
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Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
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Al Green
DDemocratic
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
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Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
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Becca Balint
DDemocratic
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Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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