IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 117
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should develop,
promote, and implement policies to reduce emissions of fossil fuel gen-
erated carbon dioxide with the goal of achieving stabilization of green-
house gas emissions in the United States at the 1990 level by the
year 2010.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2001
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SAND-
ERS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. FRANK, Ms. RIVERS,
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. OLVER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. SMITH of
Washington, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. FILNER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GEORGE MIL-
LER of California, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms.
CARSON of Indiana, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. HONDA, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. RUSH, Ms.
WOOLSEY, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms.
BALDWIN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. STARK, Ms. SOLIS, Mr.
PALLONE, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. ESHOO, and
Mrs. THURMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States
should develop, promote, and implement policies to re-
duce emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide
with the goal of achieving stabilization of greenhouse
gas emissions in the United States at the 1990 level
by the year 2010.
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Whereas global climate change appears to be a significant
threat to national security, the American economy, and
the global environment;
Whereas global average surface temperatures have risen since
1861;
Whereas atmospheric temperatures and global average sea
level have risen while snow cover has decreased in the
last forty years;
Whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has
found that most of the observed warming over the last
fifty years is attributable to human activities, including
fossil-fuel generated carbon dioxide emissions;
Whereas the United States is the largest producer today of
fossil-fuel generated carbon dioxide emissions;
Whereas action by the United States to reduce emissions will
promote action by other nations to follow suit;
Whereas the United States Senate has ratified the United
Nations Framework on Climate Change which states, in
part, the Parties to this Convention are ‘‘to implement
policies with the aim of returning . . . to their 1990 lev-
els anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases’’;
Whereas United States agriculture and forestry sectors have
the potential to play a significant role in mitigating glob-
al climate change;
Whereas shifting to more efficient technologies and renewable
energy sources that will mitigate global warming will cre-
ate hundreds of thousands of jobs for Americans;
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Whereas there is a growing need for American businesses to
know their regulatory future and to be able to plan ac-
cordingly; and
Whereas reducing air pollution from burning fossil fuels
would benefit human health, especially that of children,
as well as benefitting ecosystems across the globe: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Congress that
the United States should develop, promote, and imple-
ment, at the earliest possible time, policies to reduce do-
mestic emissions of fossil fuel generated carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gases, with the goal of achieving sta-
bilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States
at the 1990 level by the year 2010.
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