Title: Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Declares that the House of Representatives commits to: (1) working with U.S. allies that signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, and (2) taking meaningful action to ensure that the President does not issue an executive order to withdraw from such agreement.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 85 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 85

 Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue 
  to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2017

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Polis, 
   Ms. Lee, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Wasserman 
 Schultz, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Kind, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Soto, Mr. Hastings, 
Mr. Delaney, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Pingree, 
 Ms. Matsui, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Welch, Mr. Quigley, Ms. 
Hanabusa, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Titus, 
Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Cohen) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue 
  to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.

Whereas the year 2016 was the hottest year in the modern temperature record;
Whereas there is increasing consensus among scientists and economists that there 
        will be serious economic consequences if we fail to reduce global carbon 
        emissions quickly;
Whereas a rising temperature due to a changing climate will irreversibly damage 
        the global economy;
Whereas if left unaddressed, the consequences of a rising global temperature 
        will have the potential to adversely impact all Americans, hitting 
        vulnerable populations hardest, hurting working families, and harming 
        productivity in middle class job sectors such as construction, 
        agriculture, and tourism, among others;
Whereas there has been an increase in extreme weather events across the United 
        States which have affected supply chains, consumer behaviors, and local 
        economies;
Whereas the Paris Agreement provides a pathway forward to limit temperature rise 
        to well below 2 degrees Celsius;
Whereas the Paris Agreement sends a powerful signal to the world that climate 
        change is an immediate problem facing the planet in the 21st century;
Whereas if the United States withdraws from the Paris Agreement, the United 
        States will face an international diplomatic backlash; and
Whereas if the United States withdraws from the Paris Agreement, the United 
        States will cede leadership on climate change and renewable energy 
        issues to China: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commits to--
            (1) work with our allies that signed the Paris Agreement; 
        and
            (2) take meaningful action to ensure that the President of 
        United States does not issue an Executive order to withdraw 
        from the Paris Agreement.
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