US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 36 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recognizes: (1) the disparate impacts of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address it, and (2) the need for balanced participation of men and women in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. Encourages the use of gender-sensitive frameworks in developing climate change policies. Affirms Congress's commitment to: (1) support women who are particularly vulnerable to prepare for and adapt to climate change impacts, including a commitment to increase education and training opportunities for women to develop local resilience plans to address the effects of climate change; (2) empower women in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of climate change strategies; and (3) include women in economic development planning, policies, and practices that directly improve conditions that result from climate change. Encourages the President to: (1) integrate a gender approach in all U.S. policies and programs that are globally related to climate change, and (2) ensure that those policies and programs support women globally to prepare for and adapt to climate change.

Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.

Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2013-04-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/36/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hconres36/BILLS-113hconres36ih.pdf