US HB794 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 63-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Pending: House Environment and Climate Change Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To require the President to declare a national climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act, and for other purposes.

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Title

Climate Emergency Act of 2021 National Climate Emergency Act of 2021

Sponsors

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Mondaire Jones [D-NY]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-02-05HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2021-02-05HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2021-02-04HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, 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.
2021-02-04HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB938 (Related) 2021-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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