To address the disparate impact of climate change on women and support the efforts of women globally to address climate change, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4932| House
| Updated: 2/9/2018
Barbara Lee
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (55)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Women and Climate Change Act of 2018 This bill establishes a Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The duties of the working group include: (1) coordinating the development of policies and activities of the federal government relating to addressing the effects of climate change on women, and (2) identifying and disseminating best practices for improved data collection relevant to the disparate impact of climate change on women. The working group and the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues must develop a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women. The office must designate a Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate Change.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Environmental Protection
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEcologyEconomic developmentExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefHuman rightsInfrastructure developmentInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationUnited NationsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWomen's rights
To address the disparate impact of climate change on women and support the efforts of women globally to address climate change, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4932| House
| Updated: 2/9/2018
Women and Climate Change Act of 2018 This bill establishes a Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The duties of the working group include: (1) coordinating the development of policies and activities of the federal government relating to addressing the effects of climate change on women, and (2) identifying and disseminating best practices for improved data collection relevant to the disparate impact of climate change on women. The working group and the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues must develop a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women. The office must designate a Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate Change.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Barbara Lee
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (55)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEcologyEconomic developmentExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefHuman rightsInfrastructure developmentInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationUnited NationsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWomen's rights