Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.

Bill: 117-hres-332
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aging
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competition and antitrust
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Federal-Indian relations
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing supply and affordability
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial facilities
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Labor-management relations
Land use and conservation
Manufacturing
Natural disasters
Outdoor recreation
Property rights
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Rural conditions and development
Scientific communication
Technology transfer and commercialization
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Women's rights
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 
This resolution calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of
 
 
achieving greenhouse gas and toxic emissions reductions needed to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming; 
 
establishing millions of high-wage union jobs and ensuring economic security for all; 
 
investing in infrastructure and industry;
 
securing clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food, access to nature, and a sustainable environment for all; and 
 
promoting justice and equality. 
 
 
The resolution calls for accomplishment of these goals through a 10-year national mobilization effort. The resolution also enumerates the goals and projects of the mobilization effort, including
 
 
building smart power grids (i.e., power grids that enable customers to reduce their power use during peak demand periods); 
 
upgrading all existing buildings and constructing new buildings to achieve maximum energy and water efficiency; 
 
removing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation and agricultural sectors; 
 
cleaning up existing hazardous waste and abandoned sites;
 
ensuring businesspersons are free from unfair competition; and
 
providing higher education, high-quality health care, and affordable, safe, and adequate housing to all. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House