A resolution recognizing that climate change is real.
SRES 553 is a non-binding Senate resolution introduced on December 17, 2025, by Senators Whitehouse, Merkley, Schatz, Markey, Van Hollen, Duckworth, Padilla, Welch, and Blunt Rochester. It formally recognizes that climate change is real, citing decades of scientific evidence linking it to fossil fuel emissions. The resolution does not create new laws, impose requirements, or directly affect any specific groups - it serves solely as a declarative statement of scientific consensus. This is a procedural resolution with no legislative or policy impact.
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Introduced Dec 17, 2025
Last action Dec 17, 2025
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Dec 17, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Dec 17, 2025
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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