Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to plans to declare a "climate emergency" in order to invoke emergency authorities to impose regulations on industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States.

Bill: 117-hres-1272
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2022-07-26
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases

Congressional-executive branch relations

Electric power generation and transmission

Emergency planning and evacuation

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Executive Office of the President

Government information and archives

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 132.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: This resolution requests the President to provide the House of Representatives documents and information about any plans to declare climate change a public health emergency or national emergency in order to regulate aspects of industrial activity or supply and delivery of energy or electric power.

action_date: 2022-09-29
action_desc: Reported to House
text: This resolution requests the President to provide the House of Representatives documents and information about any plans to declare climate change a public health emergency or national emergency in order to regulate aspects of industrial activity or supply and delivery of energy or electric power.

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1272 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Johnson of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to plans to declare a climate emergency in order to invoke emergency authorities to impose regulations on industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States.

That the President is requested to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of all documents, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions, including notes from meetings, memos, and telephone and electronic mail records, to the extent that any such one or more items are within the possession of the President and refer or relate to the following: (1) A strategy or plan to declare climate change a public health emergency or a national emergency in order to invoke emergency powers to regulate or control any aspect of current or future industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States. (2) Statutory authorities to be used by the President to respond to a declared climate emergency in order to regulate or control any aspect of current or future industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States. (3) Interagency comments concerning the use of available authorities or emergency powers to respond to a climate emergency.

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 132 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1272 [Report No. 117–525] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Johnson of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 29, 2022 Additional sponsor: Mr. Allen September 29, 2022 Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce , referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to plans to declare a climate emergency in order to invoke emergency authorities to impose regulations on industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States.

That the President is requested to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of all documents, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions, including notes from meetings, memos, and telephone and electronic mail records, to the extent that any such one or more items are within the possession of the President and refer or relate to the following: (1) A strategy or plan to declare climate change a public health emergency or a national emergency in order to invoke emergency powers to regulate or control any aspect of current or future industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States. (2) Statutory authorities to be used by the President to respond to a declared climate emergency in order to regulate or control any aspect of current or future industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric power, in the United States. (3) Interagency comments concerning the use of available authorities or emergency powers to respond to a climate emergency.

September 29, 2022 Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce , referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed