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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 390 

Expressing strong disapproval of the President’s announcement to withdraw 

the United States from the Paris Agreement. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2017 

Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. 

BASS, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CRIST, Mr. 

CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS

of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. 

DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

ELLISON, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. FUDGE, 

Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GENE GREEN of 

Texas, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. 

HASTINGS, Mr. HECK, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 

Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LARSEN of 

Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON

of Florida, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. TED LIEU

of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Ms. 

MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. CAROLYN

B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 

Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, 

Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

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CRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 

POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

RASKIN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

SABLAN, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, 

Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of 

Alabama, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 

SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, 

Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. 

TSONGAS, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, and Ms. 

BLUNT ROCHESTER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing strong disapproval of the President’s announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris 

Agreement. 

Whereas global climate change is a threat to the United 

States national security, public health, national economy, 

and the legacy we will leave to our children; 

Whereas the National Intelligence Council’s 2016 report on 

Implications for U.S. National Security of Anticipated 

Climate Change stated that ‘‘climate change is projected 

to produce more intense and frequent extreme weather 

events, multiple weather disturbances, along with broader 

climatological effects, such as sea level rise’’, and that 

these outcomes ‘‘are almost certain to have significant direct and indirect social, economic, political, and security 

implications during the next 20 years’’; 

Whereas in March 2017, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, 

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stability and the Department of Defense must pay attention to potential adverse impacts generated by this phenomenon’’; 

Whereas according to the 2014 National Climate Assessment, 

climate change poses increased health risks, including 

respiratory disease and asthma attacks resulting from 

higher levels of ground-level ozone, heat stroke, and cardiovascular failure due to warmer temperatures, increased distribution of vector-borne diseases due to a 

changing climate, and mental health problems and fatalities related to extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires; 

Whereas the most vulnerable among us, including children, 

the elderly, low-income individuals, and those with underlying health conditions, face even greater health risks as 

a result of climate change; 

Whereas investing in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies is an extraordinary job creation opportunity for 

the United States with the Department of Energy reporting that the solar and wind energy industries employed 

almost 475,000 people in 2016, and that in 2016 the 

solar workforce increased by 25 percent and wind employment increased by 32 percent; 

Whereas the United States can lead the world in innovation 

and manufacturing clean energy technologies, creating 

good-paying jobs, modernizing the energy grid, and growing new companies that will be the titans of a new clean 

energy economy; 

Whereas leaders of the world’s religious communities recognize the grave threat to humanity posed by climate 

change and our moral obligation to protect the earth and 


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its people publicly have called upon politicians, business 

leaders, and the faithful to take action to address climate 

change; 

Whereas the Paris Agreement is an international accord that 

aims to limit the increase in global temperatures to less 

than two degrees Celsius and urges efforts to limit the 

increase to one and a half degrees Celsius by 2100; 

Whereas the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 

2015, opened for signature on April 22, 2016, and entered into force on November 4, 2016; 

Whereas 195 parties, including the largest emitters of carbon 

pollution—China, the European Union, and India—have 

signed the Paris Agreement; 

Whereas United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement 

reneges on our commitment to the global community to 

fulfill our responsibility as a party to the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate Change and as a 

major emitter of carbon pollution to reduce our emissions; 

Whereas the United States exit from the Paris Agreement 

will cede leadership on clean energy technologies, and the 

jobs they create, to China and other nations; 

Whereas in an open letter to President Trump, Members of 

Congress, and global leaders, more than 1,000 companies 

and investors expressed support for United States participation in the Paris Agreement and for upholding our 

commitment to cut carbon emissions in order to create 

jobs and boost our economic competitiveness; 

Whereas, on April 26, 2017, more than a dozen major energy 

and technology companies sent a letter to President 

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ing that ‘‘U.S. business interests are best served by a 

stable and practical framework facilitating an effective 

and balanced global response’’; 

Whereas in the days after President Trump signaled his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris 

Agreement, leaders from more than 100 nations reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement and 

called on all parties to uphold it, and to strengthen efforts over time; 

Whereas a group of States, including California, Connecticut, 

Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, 

Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, 

and the territory of Puerto Rico, have all joined the 

United States Climate Alliance, a bipartisan group of 

States committed to upholding the goals of the Paris 

Agreement; 

Whereas following the President’s announcement more than 

1,000 mayors, college and university leaders, businesses, 

and investors in the United States announced their continued support for the Paris Agreement; and 

Whereas millions of Americans have made their voices heard 

in support of the Paris Agreement, and the United States 

upholding its commitments to the international community to reduce carbon pollution for the benefit of goodpaying jobs, families, and the environment now and in future generations: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) strongly disapproves of the President’s an3 nouncement to withdraw the United States from the 

4 Paris Agreement; 


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1 (2) commends the group of States, cities, col2 leges and universities, businesses, investors, and in3 dividuals who have publicly expressed their support 

4 for the Paris Agreement; and 

5 (3) urges the President to reverse his decision 

6 and maintain United States participation in the 

7 Paris Agreement. 

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