Title: Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Expresses strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Commends the group of states, cities, colleges and universities, businesses, investors, and individuals who have publicly expressed their support for such agreement.
Urges the President to reverse his decision and maintain U.S. participation in such agreement.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 390 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2017

 Mr. Schneider (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragan, 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. Cardenas, 
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. 
Gutierrez, 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 Lujan 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. O'Halleran, Mr. 
   O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, 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. Sanchez, 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. Velazquez, 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

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                               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, in written testimony 
        to the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated that ``climate change can 
        be a driver of instability 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 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 Trump expressing support for the 
        Paris Agreement stating 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 
        good-paying jobs, families, and the environment now and in future 
        generations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly disapproves of the President's announcement to 
        withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement;
            (2) commends the group of States, cities, colleges and 
        universities, businesses, investors, and individuals who have 
        publicly expressed their support for the Paris Agreement; and
            (3) urges the President to reverse his decision and 
        maintain United States participation in the Paris Agreement.
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