Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HR1563

Introduced
11/5/24  

Caption

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.

Impact

If enacted, HR1563 would influence federal climate policies by prioritizing climate restoration alongside achieving net-zero CO2 emissions. It calls on the federal government to promote investigations and investments in carbon removal methods and technologies. A critical aspect of the resolution includes removing approximately one trillion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2050, signaling a transformative shift in national climate policy. The resolution also aligns with previous resolutions acknowledging the mental health impacts of climate-related disasters, particularly affecting youth, thus reinforcing the notion of climate justice.

Summary

House Resolution 1563 expresses the sense of Congress that the United States is dedicated to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, with a major focus on climate restoration. The resolution asserts the responsibility of humanity to mitigate climate change and restore the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels to preindustrial standards, specifically below 300 parts per million (ppm). Currently, the atmospheric CO2 concentration exceeds 420 ppm, contributing to severe climate impacts. The bill emphasizes the need for urgent action to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations and highlights the detrimental effects of climate change on human health and agriculture.

Contention

The resolution's provisions may face debate regarding the feasibility and potential economic implications of the aggressive CO2 removal targets it sets. Advocates for the bill argue that climate restoration is essential for reducing damage from extreme weather events and improving public health. However, opponents may raise concerns about the practical challenges and economic costs associated with implementing large-scale climate restoration projects, such as carbon sequestration technologies. The resolution's focus on intergenerational justice adds an ethical dimension to the discussion, as it positions the impacts of climate change as a concern for future generations.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 HCR37

Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.

US SCR9

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.

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 HCR133

Expressing the sense of Congress that public health professionals should be commended for their dedication and service to the United States on Public Health Thank You Day, November 25, 2024.

US HR1617

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.

US HR347

Recognizing the significant impact and legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark in the environmental justice community and further recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the United States and around the world, and that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice.

US SB25

Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

US HR68

Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.

US SR34

Relative to climate restoration.

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