To require a report relating to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

Bill: 118-hr-5627
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">This bill requires the Department of State to submit a report to Congress relating to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. The State Department must provide in the report</p> <ul> <li>budget information on expenditures of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate during FY2021 and FY2022,&nbsp;</li> <li>the number and names of employees working in the Office of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and&nbsp;</li> <li>information about carbon emissions associated with the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate's air travel and the Envoy's meetings with foreign leaders. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5627 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require a report relating to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

1. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate reporting requirements (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following: (1) Budget information detailing expenditures of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, during fiscal years 2021 and 2022. (2) The number of temporary and full-time employees currently working in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, including the names of all such full-time employees. (3) Information on the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate’s foreign travel, including— (A) carbon emissions from air travel, as required by Executive Order 14057; and (B) the dates, attendees, and discussion topics from all meetings with foreign leaders. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the term “Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate” means the staff, full-time employees, temporary employees, and contractors, supporting the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.