I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5221 
To declare a national goal that the United States achieve a 100 percent 
clean economy by not later than 2050, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself, Ms. HAALAND, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. WATERS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. TAKANO, Mr. RUSH, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn-
sylvania, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON of 
Indiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of 
California, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
COOPER, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Ms. FRANKEL, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HECK, Mr. HIMES, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, 
Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KEATING, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. 
KIRKPATRICK, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. LAWRENCE, 
Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEVIN of California, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MOULTON, 
Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, 
Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RYAN, 
Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SERRANO, 
Ms. SHALALA, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 
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SPANBERGER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SUOZZI, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. TRONE, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. VAN 
DREW, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr. LYNCH) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To declare a national goal that the United States achieve 
a 100 percent clean economy by not later than 2050, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘100% Clean Economy 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL GOAL. 
It is hereby declared that it is the national goal for 
the United States to achieve a 100 percent clean economy 
by not later than 2050. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 2018, the United Nations Intergovern-
mental Panel on Climate Change released a report 
which projected that the global mean surface tem-
perature of the Earth could rise 1.5 °C above 
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preindustrial levels as early as 2030. Increases be-
yond this threshold would likely have devastating ef-
fects on our society. 
(2) The 2018 report indicates that to prevent 
1.5 °C of warming above preindustrial levels, emis-
sions from human sources must be reduced by 40 to 
60 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, and to net 
zero emissions by 2050. 
(3) The Federal Government can and must play 
a leading role in global efforts to minimize climate 
change and to mitigate its worst effects. By achiev-
ing a 100 percent clean economy by 2050, the 
United States can take a critical step toward meet-
ing that obligation. 
(4) Greenhouse gas pollution, like many other 
forms of pollution, adversely affects human beings 
on both local and global scales. These effects are 
intersectional and accretive, and the cumulative im-
pact of past and present pollution has fallen dis-
proportionately 
upon 
already-vulnerable 
and 
-marginalized communities, including communities of 
color, Tribal and indigenous communities, low-in-
come communities, and rural communities. Current 
and future effects of climate change, including ad-
verse health effects and other harms, are being and 
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will likely continue to be felt first and most severely 
in many of these same vulnerable communities. 
(5) Governmental action to correct environ-
mental injustice is morally imperative and necessary 
for public health. Federal policy can and should ac-
knowledge, and make use of, the intersections be-
tween the interlinked challenges of correcting envi-
ronmental injustice and reducing greenhouse gas 
pollution. 
(6) At the same time, American workers and 
communities are also suffering from economic in-
equality and wages are not keeping up with the cost 
of living for healthcare and other necessities. The 
trend downward in union representation and the 
bargaining power that provides for workers has cor-
responded with an increase in income going to the 
top 10 percent of earners. Federal climate policy can 
and should be shaped to diminish economic inequal-
ity and expand the rights of workers. 
(7) All people deserve clean air, clean water, a 
life free from toxic pollution that endanger public 
health or welfare, and to share in the benefits of a 
100 percent clean economy. 
(8) Sound climate policies to achieve a 100 per-
cent clean economy will spur the development and 
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manufacturing of new technologies, the construction 
and repair of infrastructure, the restoration of nat-
ural systems for resilience and carbon sequestration, 
and the creation of new high-quality jobs. These in-
vestments can help ensure the competitiveness of the 
United States in the global economy. 
(9) As the Federal Government seeks to combat 
climate change, these new resources and opportuni-
ties should be concentrated, as quickly as possible 
and to the greatest extent practicable, in commu-
nities that are currently experiencing or potentially 
face disproportionate harm from pollution, and that 
face greater challenges in the transition to a 100 
percent clean economy. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL AGENCY PLANS. 
(a) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall, in accordance with this section, develop a 
plan for actions to be taken by the Federal agency, con-
sistent with the Federal agency’s mission and exclusively 
through authorities vested in the Federal agency by provi-
sions of law other than this Act, to achieve, in combination 
with the other Federal agencies, the national goal declared 
by section 2. Each Federal agency’s plan shall include ac-
tions that will— 
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(1) make significant and rapid progress toward 
meeting such national goal; and 
(2) constitute a substantial change from busi-
ness-as-usual policies and practices of such Federal 
agency. 
(b) ACTIONS TO MEET GOALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Actions selected by the head 
of a Federal agency to include in a plan developed 
under subsection (a) may include issuing regula-
tions, providing incentives, carrying out research and 
development programs, reducing the greenhouse gas 
emissions of such Federal agency itself, and any 
other action the head of the Federal agency deter-
mines appropriate to achieve the national goal de-
clared by section 2. 
(2) SELECTION.—In selecting actions to include 
in a plan developed under subsection (a), the head 
of each Federal agency shall select actions designed 
to— 
(A) improve public health, resilience, and 
environmental outcomes, especially for rural 
and low-income households, communities of 
color, Tribal and indigenous communities, 
deindustrialized communities, and communities 
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that are disproportionately vulnerable to the im-
pacts of climate change and other pollution; 
(B) provide benefits for consumers, small 
businesses, farmers and ranchers, and rural 
communities; 
(C) prioritize infrastructure investment 
that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and 
other pollutants, creates quality jobs, and 
makes communities more resilient to the effects 
of climate change; 
(D) enhance quality job creation and raise 
labor standards across the United States econ-
omy, including removing policy barriers to labor 
union organizing, protecting labor agreements, 
applying prevailing wage, safety and health pro-
tections, domestic content, and other provisions; 
(E) lead in clean and emerging technology 
production and manufacturing across the sup-
ply chain and align policies to ensure United 
States companies retain their competitive edge 
in a clean economy; 
(F) ensure fairness and equity for workers 
and communities affected by the transition to a 
100 percent clean economy; and 
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(G) prepare communities for climate 
change impacts and risks. 
(c) PROPOSED PLAN.— 
(1) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
head of each Federal agency shall make the pro-
posed plan of the Federal agency developed under 
subsection (a) available for public comment. 
(2) INTERAGENCY REVIEW.—Not later than 9 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
head of a Federal agency, after considering public 
comments and revising a proposed plan developed 
under subsection (a), as appropriate, shall submit 
the proposed plan to the Administrator for review 
and comment. The Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary where appropriate, shall— 
(A) evaluate the sufficiency of each such 
proposed plan individually, and in combination 
with the proposed plans of other Federal agen-
cies, to achieve the national goal declared by 
section 2; and 
(B) provide, not later than 90 days after 
receiving the proposed plan of a Federal agen-
cy, written recommendations to such Federal 
agency to ensure that the plan is individually, 
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and in combination with the proposed plans of 
other Federal agencies, sufficient to achieve the 
national goal declared by section 2 and advance 
the objectives listed in subsection (b)(2). 
(d) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 15 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal 
agency shall make public and submit to Congress— 
(1) a plan developed under subsection (a) that 
incorporates revisions to the proposed plan, as ap-
propriate, to address the recommendations provided 
by the Administrator under subsection (c); 
(2) the recommendations provided by the Ad-
ministrator under subsection (c); and 
(3) recommendations of the Federal agency on 
additional authority for the Federal agency, if any, 
that would be helpful for such Federal agency, in 
combination with the other Federal agencies, to 
achieve the national goal declared by section 2. 
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the Secretary as appropriate, shall pro-
vide technical assistance upon request by any Federal 
agency in developing or revising a plan under this section. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—Beginning not later than 15 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the head 
of each Federal agency shall implement the plan of the 
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Federal agency developed under subsection (a) and sub-
mitted to Congress under subsection (d). 
(g) REVISIONS.—Not less frequently than every 24 
months after the head of a Federal agency submits to 
Congress the Federal agency’s plan under subsection (d), 
the head of such Federal agency, in consultation with the 
Administrator, shall review and revise the plan to ensure 
it is sufficient to achieve, in combination with the plans 
of the other Federal agencies, the national goal declared 
by section 2. The head of each Federal agency shall in-
clude the conclusion of each such review and any revised 
plan resulting from such review in the next annual report 
required under subsection (h). 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31 of 
the calendar year after the calendar year in which each 
Federal agency is required to submit to Congress a plan 
under subsection (d), and not later than March 31 of each 
year thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall 
issue a public report on the plan of such Federal agency 
(including any revisions to such plan), actions taken by 
the Federal agency pursuant to such plan, and the effects 
of such actions, during the preceding calendar year. 
SEC. 5. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) EPA REVIEW
AND REPORTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
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(2) in an appendix to each such annual report, 
the recommendations of the Advisory Committee. 
SEC. 6. CLEAN ECONOMY FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 3 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall— 
(1) establish an advisory committee, to be 
known as the Clean Economy Federal Advisory 
Committee, to make recommendations described in 
subsection (c); and 
(2) appoint the following members to the Advi-
sory Committee that reflect diversity in gender, age, 
race, and geography: 
(A) Two members who are State officials 
from different States, including at least 1 offi-
cial from a State that has adopted greenhouse 
gas reduction targets. 
(B) Two members who are local govern-
ment officials from different States than the 
States represented by the members appointed 
pursuant to subparagraph (A), including— 
(i) 1 official from a city or county 
that has adopted greenhouse gas reduction 
targets; and 
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(ii) 1 official from a city or county 
that is impacted by the transition away 
from fossil energy. 
(C) One member who represents an envi-
ronmental nonprofit organization with expertise 
in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. 
(D) Two members who are members of en-
vironmental justice organizations representing 
environmental justice communities. 
(E) Two members who are members of cli-
mate justice organizations representing commu-
nities on the front lines of climate change. 
(F) Two members who are representatives 
of Tribal communities, including— 
(i) 1 member from a community im-
pacted by pollution from the fossil fuel in-
dustry; and 
(ii) 1 member from a community im-
pacted by the transition away from fossil 
energy. 
(G) Two members who are members of the 
National Academy of Sciences and have exper-
tise in climate science. 
(H) Four members who are employed by 
organized labor unions, including— 
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(i) 1 member from a utility sector 
union; 
(ii) 1 member from a transportation 
sector union; 
(iii) 1 member from a manufacturing 
union; and 
(iv) 1 member from a building trades 
union. 
(I) Two members who are employed by the 
power sector, including at least 1 member from 
a business in the clean energy industry. 
(J) Two members of the agriculture indus-
try, including 1 member who is a farmer or 
rancher and 1 member who represents an orga-
nization that represents family farms. 
(K) Two members from the transportation 
sector, including at least 1 member who is a 
representative of a public transit industry. 
(L) Two members from the manufacturing 
sector, including at least 1 member who is from 
a business that has committed to net-zero 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(M) Two members from the commercial 
and residential building sector, including at 
least 1 member who is from a business that has 
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committed to improving energy efficiency in 
commercial or residential buildings. 
(N) One member with expertise in public 
health. 
(O) One member who is a young person 
who is associated with a climate and environ-
mental organization. 
(b) ORGANIZATION; TERMINATION.— 
(1) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Advisory Com-
mittee may, as the Advisory Committee determines 
appropriate, establish subcommittees to provide ad-
vice to the full Advisory Committee on matters with-
in the respective subcommittee’s area of expertise. 
At a minimum, the Advisory Committee shall con-
sider establishing subcommittees on— 
(A) environmental justice; 
(B) climate justice; 
(C) fairness and equity for workers; and 
(D) the transition of communities depend-
ent upon fossil fuels. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall 
meet not less frequently than 3 times in the first 
year after it is established, and at least annually 
thereafter. 
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(3) TERMS.—A member of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be appointed for a term of 2 years and 
the Administrator may reappoint members for no 
more than 3 consecutive terms. 
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Advisory 
Committee shall be filled by the Administrator in the 
same manner as the original appointment and not 
later than 180 days after the occurrence of the va-
cancy. 
(5) CHAIR.—The Advisory Committee shall ap-
point a chair from among the members of the Advi-
sory Committee by a majority of those voting, if a 
quorum is present. 
(6) QUORUM.—A 2⁄3 majority of members of 
the full Advisory Committee shall constitute a 
quorum. 
(7) APPLICABILITY
OF
FACA.—The Advisory 
Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(8) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee 
shall terminate on December 31, 2050. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) INTERIM
GOALS.—Not later than 15 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
upon the request of the Administrator thereafter, 
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the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Admin-
istrator recommendations on one or more interim 
greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals for the 
United States to achieve before achieving the na-
tional goal declared by section 2. 
(2) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Not later than June 30 
of the calendar year after the calendar year in which 
each Federal agency is required to submit to Con-
gress a plan under section 4(d), and not later than 
June 30 of each year thereafter, and upon the re-
quest of the Administrator, the Advisory Committee 
may provide recommendations for the Administrator 
to consider in developing recommendations to in-
clude in the annual report required under section 5. 
(3) OTHER MATTERS.—Upon the request of the 
Administrator, or upon the Advisory Committee’s 
initiative, the Advisory Committee may provide rec-
ommendations for the Administrator to consider re-
garding any of the matters addressed by this Act. 
SEC. 7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERIM GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, 
after consulting with the Secretary and obtaining the rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee, recommend to 
Congress one or more interim greenhouse gas emissions 
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reduction goals for the United States to achieve before 
achieving the national goal declared by section 2. In select-
ing one or more such interim goals to recommend to Con-
gress, the Administrator shall consider— 
(1) the best available science on the needed 
pace of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit 
global warming to 1.5 °C; 
(2) the international commitments by the 
United States to address climate change, so as to 
ensure that any interim goal is, at a minimum, con-
sistent with such commitments; and 
(3) the degree of progress considered necessary 
by a given date to maximize the likelihood that there 
is an economically and technically feasible path for-
ward from such date to achieve the national goal de-
clared by section 2. 
(b) UPDATES.—Upon request of Congress, or any 
new international commitment by the United States to ad-
dress climate change, the Administrator may recommend 
to Congress revised or additional interim goals. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the Clean Economy Federal 
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Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 
6. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(3) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 
in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means the heat-trapping gases for which the 
anthropogenic emissions are estimated and reported 
in the most recently issued ‘‘Inventory of U.S. 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks’’ prepared an-
nually by the Environmental Protection Agency in 
accordance with the commitments of the United 
States under the United Nations Framework Con-
vention on Climate Change. 
(5) 100 PERCENT CLEAN ECONOMY.—The term 
‘‘100 percent clean economy’’ means, with respect to 
the United States, economy-wide, net-zero green-
house gas emissions, or negative greenhouse gas 
emissions, after annual accounting for sources and 
sinks of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 
consistent with the coverage of emissions reported by 
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the United States under the United Nations Frame-
work Convention on Climate Change. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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