IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 68 
Expressing strong disapproval of the President’s announcement to withdraw 
the United States from the Paris Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2025 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. ANSARI, Ms. 
ADAMS, Mr. AMO, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
BERA, Mr. BEYER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
BROWN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTER 
of Louisiana, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Ms. CHU, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CORREA, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, Ms. DAVIDS of Kan-
sas, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. DEXTER, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ELFRETH, Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GARCIA of California, Mr. 
GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. IVEY, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KEATING, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LATIMER, Ms. LEE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-COR-
TEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SHERRILL, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STRICK-
LAND, Mr. SUBRAMANYAM, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. 
WATERS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WHITESIDES, Ms. WILLIAMS of 
Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KHANNA, and Mr. MIN) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
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RESOLUTION 
Expressing strong disapproval of the President’s announce-
ment to withdraw the United States from the Paris 
Agreement. 
Whereas 2024 was the hottest year on record; 
Whereas the previous 10 years were the 10 hottest years re-
corded since 1850; 
Whereas global climate change is a threat to all Americans’ 
health, prosperity, and security; 
Whereas global climate change is a threat to the United 
States public health, national economy, national security, 
and the legacy we will leave to our children; 
Whereas, according to the 2023 Fifth National Climate As-
sessment, ‘‘harmful impacts from more frequent and se-
vere extremes are increasing across the country—includ-
ing increases in heat-related illnesses and death, costlier 
storm damages, longer droughts that reduce agricultural 
productivity and strain water systems, and larger, more 
severe wildfires that threaten homes and degrade air 
quality’’; 
Whereas, according to the 2023 Fifth National Climate As-
sessment, ‘‘Extreme events cost the US close to $150 bil-
lion each year—a conservative estimate that does not ac-
count for loss of life, healthcare-related costs, or damages 
to ecosystem services’’; 
Whereas. according to the 2023 Fifth National Climate As-
sessment, ‘‘Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters 
are events where damages/costs reach or exceed $1 bil-
lion, including adjustments for inflation. Between 2018 
and 2022, 89 such events affected the US, including 4 
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droughts, 6 floods, 52 severe storms, 18 tropical cyclones, 
5 wildfires, and 4 winter storm events’’; 
Whereas the most vulnerable among us, including children, 
the elderly, low-income individuals, and those with under-
lying health conditions, face even greater health risks as 
a result of climate change; 
Whereas the National Intelligence Council’s 2021 report on 
climate change stated that ‘‘Risks to US national secu-
rity interests through 2040 will increase as countries re-
spond to the intensifying physical effects of climate 
change. Global temperatures most likely will surpass the 
Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C by around 2030, and the 
physical effects are projected to continue intensifying’’; 
Whereas, on May 27, 2021, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff General Mark Milley, in a statement to the House 
Appropriations Defense Subcommittee for the Fiscal 
Year 2022 defense budget request, stated that ‘‘Climate 
change presents a growing threat to U.S. national secu-
rity interests and defense objectives. The adverse impacts 
of climate change are already being felt across the Joint 
Force in terms of increased operational demands, adverse 
impacts on our installations and new requirements for 
equipment and formations able to operate in a world de-
fined by climate change and as a contributing factor to 
regional instability’’; 
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 in 
order to avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate 
change; 
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Whereas the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 
2015, opened for signature on April 22, 2016, and en-
tered into force on November 4, 2016; 
Whereas 195 parties, including the largest emitters of carbon 
pollution—China, India, and the European Union—have 
signed the Paris Agreement; 
Whereas, on January 20, 2025, President Trump announced 
his intention to withdraw the United States from the 
Paris Agreement; 
Whereas, during his first term in office on June 1, 2017, 
President Trump withdrew the United States from the 
Paris Agreement, and on November 4, 2020, the United 
States formally withdrew from 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 emis-
sions; 
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 if the United States again withdraws from the Paris 
Agreement, it will join Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the 
only nationstates not participating in the agreement; 
Whereas President Biden brought the United States back 
into the Paris Agreement on February 19, 2021; 
Whereas, since rejoining the Paris Agreement, the United 
States passed consequential climate legislation including 
the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act, and CHIPS and Science Act, which put 
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together have created 406,000 new jobs and $422 billion 
in private investments as of January 2025 and put the 
United States on track to achieve approximately 40 per-
cent CO2 emissions reductions, bringing the United 
States closer to fulfilling its commitment under the Paris 
Agreement achieving of 50-percent reductions by 2030; 
Whereas the United States is rapidly onshoring critical sup-
ply chains and encouraging a resurgence of investments 
in domestic manufacturing for innovative technologies, 
resulting in the manufacturing sector contribution to 
United States gross domestic product reaching an all- 
time high; 
Whereas the United States can continue to 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, according to research published on April 2024 in 
the European Economic Review, it is estimated that, 
‘‘Non-participation of the US would eliminate more than 
a third of the world emissions reduction (31.8% direct ef-
fect and 6.4% leakage effect), while a potential non-par-
ticipation of China lowers the world emission reduction 
by 24.1% (11.9% direct effect and 12.2% leakage effect). 
In terms of welfare, the overwhelming majority of coun-
tries gain from the implementation of the Paris Agree-
ment and most countries have only very little to gain 
from unilaterally deciding not to participate’’; 
Whereas leaders of the world’s religious communities recog-
nize the grave threat to humanity posed by climate 
change and our moral obligation to protect the Earth and 
its people publicly have called upon politicians, business 
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leaders, and the faithful to take action to address climate 
change; 
Whereas, on October 10, 2024, the Alliance of CEO Climate 
Leaders, representing $4 trillion in revenues and 12 mil-
lion employees, wrote an open letter reiterating the need 
to enhance collaboration to deliver on the Paris Agree-
ment goals; 
Whereas a group of 22 States, including Arizona, California, 
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, 
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New 
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wis-
consin, and the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam, 
have all joined the United States Climate Alliance, a bi-
partisan group of States committed to upholding the 
goals of the Paris Agreement; 
Whereas, according to data from the 2023 Chicago Council 
Survey, conducted in September 2023, found that the 
American public broadly supports United States partici-
pation in international agreements, with 68 percent of 
Americans supporting 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 commu-
nity to reduce carbon pollution for the benefit of good- 
paying jobs, families, and the environment now and in fu-
ture generations: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) strongly disapproves of the President’s an-
nouncement to withdraw the United States from the 
Paris Agreement; 
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(2) commends the group of States, cities, col-
leges and universities, businesses, investors, and in-
dividuals who have publicly expressed their support 
for the Paris Agreement; 
(3) urges the President to reverse his decision 
and maintain United States participation in the 
Paris Agreement; and 
(4) urges Congress to prioritize the United 
States global leadership on addressing climate 
change. 
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