US Congress Senate Concurrent Resolution 45 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-11 - Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to the disapproval of certain activities of certain companies, trade associations, foundations, and organizations. Disapproves of activities by certain corporations and trade associations, foundations, and organizations funded by those corporations deliberately to: (1) mislead the public and undermine peer-reviewed scientific research about the dangers of their products, and (2) cast doubt on science in order to protect their financial interests. Urges fossil fuel companies and allied organizations to cooperate with active or future investigations into: their climate change-related activities, what they knew about climate change and when they knew of it, what they knew about the harmful effects of fossil fuels on the climate, and any activities to mislead the public about climate change.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to the disapproval of certain activities of certain companies, trade associations, foundations, and organizations.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-11	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/45/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sconres45/BILLS-114sconres45is.pdf