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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 68
Expressing strong disapproval of the President’s announcement to withdraw
the United States from the Paris Agreement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY24, 2025
Mr. S
CHNEIDER(for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. ANSARI, Ms.
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DAMS, Mr. AMO, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr.
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ERA, Mr. BEYER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOYLEof Pennsylvania, Ms.
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ROWN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTER
of Louisiana, Mr. C
ASTEN, Ms. CASTORof Florida, Mr. CASTROof
Texas, Ms. C
HU, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARKEof New York, Mr.
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LEAVER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CORREA, Mr.
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OSTA, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, Ms. DAVIDSof Kan-
sas, Ms. D
EGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. DEXTER,
Mrs. D
INGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ELFRETH, Ms. LEGER
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ERNANDEZ, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr.
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ARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´Aof Illinois, Mr. GARCIAof California, Mr.
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OLDMANof New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRIJALVA,
Mr. J
ACKSONof Illinois, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSONof
Georgia, Mrs. H
AYES, Mr. IVEY, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KEATING,
Ms. K
ELLYof Illinois, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LARSENof Wash-
ington, Mr. L
ARSONof Connecticut, Mr. LATIMER, Ms. LEEof Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. L
EVIN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs.
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CBATH, Mrs. MCCLAINDELANEY, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM,
Mr. M
CGARVEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mr.
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OULTON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-COR-
TEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE,
Mr. P
OCAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SCANLON, Ms.
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CHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTTof Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SHERRILL,
Mr. S
MITHof Washington, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STRICK-
LAND, Mr. SUBRAMANYAM, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr.
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HANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSONof California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr.
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ONKO, Mr. TORRESof New York, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms.
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ATERS, Mrs. WATSONCOLEMAN, Mr. WHITESIDES, Ms. WILLIAMSof
Georgia, Ms. W
ILSONof Florida, Mr. KHANNA, and Mr. MIN) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
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RESOLUTION
Expressing strong disapproval of the President’s announce-
ment to withdraw the United States from the Paris
Agreement.
Whereas 2024 was the hottest year on record;
Whereas the previous 10 years were the 10 hottest years re-
corded since 1850;
Whereas global climate change is a threat to all Americans’
health, prosperity, and security;
Whereas global climate change is a threat to the United
States public health, national economy, national security,
and the legacy we will leave to our children;
Whereas, according to the 2023 Fifth National Climate As-
sessment, ‘‘harmful impacts from more frequent and se-
vere extremes are increasing across the country—includ-
ing increases in heat-related illnesses and death, costlier
storm damages, longer droughts that reduce agricultural
productivity and strain water systems, and larger, more
severe wildfires that threaten homes and degrade air
quality’’;
Whereas, according to the 2023 Fifth National Climate As-
sessment, ‘‘Extreme events cost the US close to $150 bil-
lion each year—a conservative estimate that does not ac-
count for loss of life, healthcare-related costs, or damages
to ecosystem services’’;
Whereas. according to the 2023 Fifth National Climate As-
sessment, ‘‘Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters
are events where damages/costs reach or exceed $1 bil-
lion, including adjustments for inflation. Between 2018
and 2022, 89 such events affected the US, including 4
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droughts, 6 floods, 52 severe storms, 18 tropical cyclones,
5 wildfires, and 4 winter storm events’’;
Whereas the most vulnerable among us, including children,
the elderly, low-income individuals, and those with under-
lying health conditions, face even greater health risks as
a result of climate change;
Whereas the National Intelligence Council’s 2021 report on
climate change stated that ‘‘Risks to US national secu-
rity interests through 2040 will increase as countries re-
spond to the intensifying physical effects of climate
change. Global temperatures most likely will surpass the
Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C by around 2030, and the
physical effects are projected to continue intensifying’’;
Whereas, on May 27, 2021, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff General Mark Milley, in a statement to the House
Appropriations Defense Subcommittee for the Fiscal
Year 2022 defense budget request, stated that ‘‘Climate
change presents a growing threat to U.S. national secu-
rity interests and defense objectives. The adverse impacts
of climate change are already being felt across the Joint
Force in terms of increased operational demands, adverse
impacts on our installations and new requirements for
equipment and formations able to operate in a world de-
fined by climate change and as a contributing factor to
regional instability’’;
Whereas the Paris Agreement is an international accord that
aims to limit the increase in global temperatures to less
than two degrees Celsius and urges efforts to limit the
increase to one and a half degrees Celsius by 2100 in
order to avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate
change;
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Whereas the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12,
2015, opened for signature on April 22, 2016, and en-
tered into force on November 4, 2016;
Whereas 195 parties, including the largest emitters of carbon
pollution—China, India, and the European Union—have
signed the Paris Agreement;
Whereas, on January 20, 2025, President Trump announced
his intention to withdraw the United States from the
Paris Agreement;
Whereas, during his first term in office on June 1, 2017,
President Trump withdrew the United States from the
Paris Agreement, and on November 4, 2020, the United
States formally withdrew from the Paris Agreement;
Whereas United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
reneges on our commitment to the global community to
fulfill our responsibility as a party to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and as a
major emitter of carbon pollution to reduce our emis-
sions;
Whereas the United States exit from the Paris Agreement
will cede leadership on clean energy technologies, and the
jobs they create, to China and other nations;
Whereas if the United States again withdraws from the Paris
Agreement, it will join Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the
only nationstates not participating in the agreement;
Whereas President Biden brought the United States back
into the Paris Agreement on February 19, 2021;
Whereas, since rejoining the Paris Agreement, the United
States passed consequential climate legislation including
the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act, and CHIPS and Science Act, which put
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together have created 406,000 new jobs and $422 billion
in private investments as of January 2025 and put the
United States on track to achieve approximately 40 per-
cent CO2 emissions reductions, bringing the United
States closer to fulfilling its commitment under the Paris
Agreement achieving of 50-percent reductions by 2030;
Whereas the United States is rapidly onshoring critical sup-
ply chains and encouraging a resurgence of investments
in domestic manufacturing for innovative technologies,
resulting in the manufacturing sector contribution to
United States gross domestic product reaching an all-
time high;
Whereas the United States can continue to lead the world in
innovation and manufacturing clean energy technologies,
creating good-paying jobs, modernizing the energy grid,
and growing new companies that will be the titans of a
new clean energy economy;
Whereas, according to research published on April 2024 in
the European Economic Review, it is estimated that,
‘‘Non-participation of the US would eliminate more than
a third of the world emissions reduction (31.8% direct ef-
fect and 6.4% leakage effect), while a potential non-par-
ticipation of China lowers the world emission reduction
by 24.1% (11.9% direct effect and 12.2% leakage effect).
In terms of welfare, the overwhelming majority of coun-
tries gain from the implementation of the Paris Agree-
ment and most countries have only very little to gain
from unilaterally deciding not to participate’’;
Whereas leaders of the world’s religious communities recog-
nize the grave threat to humanity posed by climate
change and our moral obligation to protect the Earth and
its people publicly have called upon politicians, business
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leaders, and the faithful to take action to address climate
change;
Whereas, on October 10, 2024, the Alliance of CEO Climate
Leaders, representing $4 trillion in revenues and 12 mil-
lion employees, wrote an open letter reiterating the need
to enhance collaboration to deliver on the Paris Agree-
ment goals;
Whereas a group of 22 States, including Arizona, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wis-
consin, and the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam,
have all joined the United States Climate Alliance, a bi-
partisan group of States committed to upholding the
goals of the Paris Agreement;
Whereas, according to data from the 2023 Chicago Council
Survey, conducted in September 2023, found that the
American public broadly supports United States partici-
pation in international agreements, with 68 percent of
Americans supporting the Paris Agreement; and
Whereas millions of Americans have made their voices heard
in support of the Paris Agreement, and the United States
upholding its commitments to the international commu-
nity to reduce carbon pollution for the benefit of good-
paying jobs, families, and the environment now and in fu-
ture generations: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) strongly disapproves of the President’s an-2
nouncement to withdraw the United States from the 3
Paris Agreement; 4
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(2) commends the group of States, cities, col-1
leges and universities, businesses, investors, and in-2
dividuals who have publicly expressed their support 3
for the Paris Agreement; 4
(3) urges the President to reverse his decision 5
and maintain United States participation in the 6
Paris Agreement; and 7
(4) urges Congress to prioritize the United 8
States global leadership on addressing climate 9
change. 10
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