A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-2565| Senate
| Updated: 9/26/2019
Edward J. Markey
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill generally addresses the response of federal agencies to climate change, including by providing for the admission to the United States of climate displaced persons, by requiring the Department of State to develop a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, and by requiring the Government Accountability Office to report on the progress made towards incorporating climate change into the policy of departments and agencies.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
International Affairs
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisaster relief and insuranceEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresInternational organizations and cooperationMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsPublic-private cooperationRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-2565| Senate
| Updated: 9/26/2019
This bill generally addresses the response of federal agencies to climate change, including by providing for the admission to the United States of climate displaced persons, by requiring the Department of State to develop a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, and by requiring the Government Accountability Office to report on the progress made towards incorporating climate change into the policy of departments and agencies.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Edward J. Markey
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisaster relief and insuranceEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresInternational organizations and cooperationMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsPublic-private cooperationRefugees, asylum, displaced persons