Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HR1164

Introduced
4/20/24  

Caption

Acknowledging the particular threat climate change poses to a secure and sustainable future for all children and the important stake children have in a healthy planet.

Impact

The bill aims to address various implications of climate change on children's well-being, recognizing that almost half of the world's children are in high-risk areas for extreme weather events. It outlines how severe climate issues disrupt education and threaten health by increasing disease susceptibility and undermining food security. By highlighting these issues, HR1164 may prompt legislative measures aimed at improving environmental resilience, access to clean water, and education infrastructure, ensuring children can thrive despite these adversities.

Summary

HR1164 acknowledges the critical threats posed by climate change specifically to children and youth. It emphasizes the urgent need for global leadership from the United States to combat these challenges, ensuring that the most vulnerable populations, particularly children, are not disproportionately affected by the impacts of environmental changes. The resolution serves as a call to action, highlighting the moral responsibility to foster a secure and sustainable future for the next generation.

Contention

Key points of contention surrounding HR1164 may arise from differing viewpoints on how best to address climate change and its effects on children. Supporters argue for proactive investments and international cooperation to mitigate risks, while potential critics might emphasize the need for practical implementation strategies and funding allocation. Debate may also center on the balance between addressing immediate local needs and broader global climate initiatives, particularly regarding how resources are managed in this context.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

US HR568

Recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.

US HR1478

Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, justly sourced and sustainable, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person.

US HCR56

Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

US HR1375

Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children.

US HR483

Recognizing the month of June 2023 as "Immigrant Heritage Month", a celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of immigrants and their children in making the United States a healthier, safer, more diverse, prosperous country, and acknowledging the importance of immigrants and their children to the future successes of the United States.

US SR318

A resolution recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.

US SCR13

A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

US SCR18

A concurrent resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

US HR585

Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children.

US HR1054

Recognizing the roles and contributions of military animals and their valiant human handlers for bravery in both war and peace, and acknowledging the importance of creating a process for honoring their valor and meritorious achievements.

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