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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 637 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 

should establish a national goal of more than 50 percent clean and 

carbon free electricity by 2030 for the purposes of avoiding the worst 

impacts of climate change, growing our economy, increasing our shared 

prosperity, improving public health, and preserving our national security. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2016 

Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Mr. TED

LIEU of California, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. POLIS, 

Mr. TONKO, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. KEATING, 

Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. LEE, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. ESTY, Mr. BRENDAN F. 

BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 

CARNEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HIMES, Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. BEYER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. CASTRO

of Texas, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 

Mr. LYNCH, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 

BECERRA, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. LEVIN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. LARSEN

of Washington, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 

JUDY CHU of California, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NADLER, 

Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 

LEWIS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. RANGEL, 

Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Ms. 

HAHN, Mr. NEAL, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 

FOSTER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. MENG, Mr. NOLAN, and Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

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RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

the United States should establish a national goal of 

more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity 

by 2030 for the purposes of avoiding the worst impacts 

of climate change, growing our economy, increasing our 

shared prosperity, improving public health, and preserving our national security. 

Whereas failing to act on climate change will have a devastating impact on our Nation’s economy, costing us billions of dollars in lost GDP; 

Whereas extreme weather, intensified by climate change, has 

already cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year in recovery efforts, and this will only continue if climate 

change is left unaddressed; 

Whereas decreased economic growth and increased costs from 

infrastructure repairs and other recovery efforts due to 

climate change will significantly increase budget deficits 

and undermine our fiscal stability; 

Whereas climate change will have devastating public health 

implications, including increased asthma attacks and exacerbation of other respiratory diseases, especially in vulnerable populations, such as children and low-income 

communities, the spread of infectious diseases, risks to 

food and water supplies, and increased premature deaths; 

Whereas inaction on climate change will disproportionately 

impact communities of color and exacerbate existing economic inequalities; 

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Whereas the Department of Defense has identified climate 

change as a ‘‘threat multiplier’’ that will increase global 

instability and conflict; 

Whereas the transition to a clean energy economy is feasible 

with existing technology; 

Whereas the transition to clean energy will create millions of 

jobs; 

Whereas the transition to clean energy will increase our country’s GDP and increase disposable household income; 

Whereas the transition to clean energy will save billions of 

dollars in avoidable health costs; 

Whereas the transition to clean energy will save lives and improve public health; 

Whereas the transition to clean energy will lower energy bills 

for businesses and families; 

Whereas the transition to clean energy will help the United 

States achieve its international emissions reduction commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 26–28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025; and 

Whereas the transition to clean energy will unlock billions of 

dollars in private investment: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that the United States should— 

3 (1) establish a national goal of more than 50 

4 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030; 

5 and 

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1 (2) enact legislation to accelerate the transition 

2 to clean energy to meet this goal. 

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