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- H.R.794
H.R.794: Climate Emergency Act of 2021
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about emergency management
- Introduced Feb. 4, 2021
- Latest Major Action Feb. 5, 2021
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
62 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 4, 2021
Bill Summary
National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change. The President, in responding to the emergency, must ensure that the government invests in large scale mitigation and resiliency projects; makes investments that enable a racially and socially just transition to a clean energy economy by ensuring that at least 40% of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 5, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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| Feb. 5, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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| Feb. 4, 2021 |
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Feb. 4, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) |