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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should work in cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise global leadership to address the causes and effects of climate change, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressSRES-155| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (24)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Urges the United States to: work in cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise global leadership in shared responsibilities and address the causes and effects of climate change, remain party to the Paris Agreement and the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and implement U.S. commitments under them, continue demonstrating strong leadership in implementing the Paris Agreement, and ensure that the development of the policies and procedures prescribed by the Paris Agreement achieve maximum benefits for the United States.
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May 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2776-2777)
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2776-2777)

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Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperation

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should work in cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise global leadership to address the causes and effects of climate change, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressSRES-155| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
Urges the United States to: work in cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise global leadership in shared responsibilities and address the causes and effects of climate change, remain party to the Paris Agreement and the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and implement U.S. commitments under them, continue demonstrating strong leadership in implementing the Paris Agreement, and ensure that the development of the policies and procedures prescribed by the Paris Agreement achieve maximum benefits for the United States.
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Timeline
May 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2776-2777)
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2776-2777)
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (24)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperation