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To seek the renegotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change or the negotiation of a new agreement, including the requirement for the Senate to provide its advice and consent to ratification of any such agreement, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-2578| House 
| Updated: 4/15/2021
Garret Graves

Garret Graves

Republican Representative

Louisiana

Cosponsors (28)
Chris Stewart (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)William R. Timmons (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Steve Scalise (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Michelle Steel (Republican)Kevin McCarthy (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Rules Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Paris Transparency and Accountability Act This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally establish or revise actions the United States plans to take to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement (a climate change treaty adopted in 2015) and increases congressional oversight of those actions. The bill also prohibits any legal cause of action in U.S. courts pursuant to the Paris Agreement. Specifically, the President must report to Congress before proposing new or revised actions under the agreement. The report must describe the proposed actions, including their impact on global emissions, and outline a detailed plan to address economic effects and related considerations of the actions. If a proposed action results in increased energy or manufacturing costs, the report must include specific policy measures (and timelines for implementing the measures) to prevent (1) job displacement, (2) reduced global competitiveness of U.S. goods, and (3) leaked emissions that may occur as a result of the proposed action. After the President submits a report, the bill provides Congress with a 60-day period to review it. During the review period, Congress may block the actions proposed in the report by enacting a joint resolution of disapproval. The bill also outlines procedures for the introduction and consideration of this type of joint resolution.
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Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
  • April 15, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 15, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-395: To ensure transparency with Congress and the American people by requiring that the President report to Congress on a nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement prior to the submission of the nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat and to provide that nothing in the Paris Agreement may be used to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of United States law or an offense against the law of nations in United States courts, and for other purposes.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAsiaChinaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightEnergy assistance for the poor and agedEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEuropeInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLegislative rules and procedureManufacturingNuclear powerRussiaSenate

To seek the renegotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change or the negotiation of a new agreement, including the requirement for the Senate to provide its advice and consent to ratification of any such agreement, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-2578| House 
| Updated: 4/15/2021
Paris Transparency and Accountability Act This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally establish or revise actions the United States plans to take to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement (a climate change treaty adopted in 2015) and increases congressional oversight of those actions. The bill also prohibits any legal cause of action in U.S. courts pursuant to the Paris Agreement. Specifically, the President must report to Congress before proposing new or revised actions under the agreement. The report must describe the proposed actions, including their impact on global emissions, and outline a detailed plan to address economic effects and related considerations of the actions. If a proposed action results in increased energy or manufacturing costs, the report must include specific policy measures (and timelines for implementing the measures) to prevent (1) job displacement, (2) reduced global competitiveness of U.S. goods, and (3) leaked emissions that may occur as a result of the proposed action. After the President submits a report, the bill provides Congress with a 60-day period to review it. During the review period, Congress may block the actions proposed in the report by enacting a joint resolution of disapproval. The bill also outlines procedures for the introduction and consideration of this type of joint resolution.
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Timeline
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
  • April 15, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 15, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Garret Graves

Garret Graves

Republican Representative

Louisiana

Cosponsors (28)
Chris Stewart (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)William R. Timmons (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Steve Scalise (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Michelle Steel (Republican)Kevin McCarthy (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Rules Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-395: To ensure transparency with Congress and the American people by requiring that the President report to Congress on a nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement prior to the submission of the nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat and to provide that nothing in the Paris Agreement may be used to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of United States law or an offense against the law of nations in United States courts, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAsiaChinaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightEnergy assistance for the poor and agedEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEuropeInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLegislative rules and procedureManufacturingNuclear powerRussiaSenate