A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any protocol to, or other agreement regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, negotiated at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris will be considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.

Bill: 114-sres-290
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2015-10-20
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases

Congressional oversight

International law and treaties

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7346)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the Senate that any protocol to, or other agreement regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, negotiated at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, shall be considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.</p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 290 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 20, 2015 Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Roberts ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that any protocol to, or other agreement regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, negotiated at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris will be considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.

Whereas the 105th Congress passed S. Res. 98, which required the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992 to receive Senate advice and consent prior to ratification: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that any protocol to, or other agreement regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, negotiated at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris will be considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.