A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change.

Bill: 116-sjres-9
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-02-28
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution calls on the United States and Congress to immediately address climate change.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 9 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2019 Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Merkley , Mr. Markey , Mr. Coons , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Jones , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Booker , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Reed , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Brown , Mrs. Murray , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Warner , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Rosen , Ms. Smith , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Casey , Mr. Peters , Mr. Menendez , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Tester , Ms. Harris , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Warren , Mr. King , and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works JOINT RESOLUTION Calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change.

That it is the sense of Congress that— (1) climate change is real; (2) human activity during the last century is the dominant cause of the climate crisis; and (3) the United States and Congress should take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change.