A bill to codify an Executive order preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2239
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-07-23
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 13653, which set forth strategies to enhance climate preparedness and resilience. It also established an interagency Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience as well a State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 23, 2019 Ms. Klobuchar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To codify an Executive order preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes.

1. Enactment of executive order (a) In general The provisions of Executive Order 13653 (78 Fed. Reg. 66819; relating to preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change (November 1, 2013)) (as in effect on March 27, 2017) are enacted into law. (b) Publication In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the Executive order referred to in subsection (a) (as in effect on March 27, 2017).