US HB2129 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Climate Change Adapt America Fund Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue climate change obligations. The proceeds from the debt obligations must be deposited in the Adapt America Fund established by this bill within the Department of Commerce. Commerce must carry out an investment program to fund projects for reducing economic, social, and environmental impact of the adverse effects of climate change. The bill establishes the Climate Change Advisory Commission to: (1) establish recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for the investment program; and (2) identify categories of the most cost-effective investments and projects that emphasize multiple benefits to commerce, human health, and ecosystems.
Title
Climate Change Adapt America Fund Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. |
| 2017-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
| 2017-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. |
| 2017-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
| 2017-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. |
| 2017-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. |
| 2017-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. |
| 2017-04-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2017-04-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2017-04-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2017-04-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2017-04-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB922 (Same As) 2017-04-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2494-2495)
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Commerce
Environmental protection
Executive agency funding and structure
Infrastructure development
Securities
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Commerce
Environmental protection
Executive agency funding and structure
Infrastructure development
Securities
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2129/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2129/BILLS-115hr2129ih.pdf |
