To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2798
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-22
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

International law and treaties

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the President to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the entity tasked with supporting the global response to climate change), and it prohibits the use of funds to carry out U.S. obligations under the framework following this withdrawal.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2021 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Rosendale , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Budd , Mr. Brooks , Mr. Biggs , and Mr. Gohmert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and for other purposes.

1. Withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change The President shall— (1) not later than 5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, provide written notification to the Depository of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at Rio de Janeiro, June 3–14, 1992, of the withdrawal of the United States from the Convention effective on the date that it is 1 year after the date of receipt by the Depository of such notification of withdrawal in accordance with Article 25 of the Convention; and (2) on the effective date described in this section, withdraw the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 2. Limitation on use of funds No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may be used to support, directly or indirectly, any efforts on the part of any United States Government official to take steps to carry out the obligations of the United States under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on or after the effective date described in section 1.