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Climate Emergency Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-794| House 
| Updated: 2/5/2021
Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (62)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (9)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Environment Subcommittee• Small Business Committee• Agriculture Committee• Financial Services Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change. The President, in responding to the emergency, must ensure that the government invests in large scale mitigation and resiliency projects; makes investments that enable a racially and socially just transition to a clean energy economy by ensuring that at least 40% of investments flow to historically disadvantaged communities; avoids solutions that increase inequality or violate human rights; creates jobs that conform to labor standards that provide family sustaining wages and benefits and ensure safe workplaces; prioritizes local and equitable hiring and contracting that creates opportunities for marginalized communities; combats environmental injustice; and reinvests in existing public sector institutions and creates new public sector institutions to strategically mobilize and channel investments at the scale and pace required by the national emergency. The President shall report annually on actions taken in response to the national emergency.
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Timeline
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, 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.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 23, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-938
Introduced in Senate
  • February 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 4, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, 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.


  • February 5, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.


  • February 5, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • March 23, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-938
    Introduced in Senate

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 117-938: Climate Emergency Act of 2021
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesDisability and health-based discriminationEconomic developmentEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnvironmental healthHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaManufacturingMinority and disadvantaged businessesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsResidential rehabilitation and home repairRural conditions and developmentSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWar and emergency powersWetlandsWomen in businessWorker safety and health

Climate Emergency Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-794| House 
| Updated: 2/5/2021
National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change. The President, in responding to the emergency, must ensure that the government invests in large scale mitigation and resiliency projects; makes investments that enable a racially and socially just transition to a clean energy economy by ensuring that at least 40% of investments flow to historically disadvantaged communities; avoids solutions that increase inequality or violate human rights; creates jobs that conform to labor standards that provide family sustaining wages and benefits and ensure safe workplaces; prioritizes local and equitable hiring and contracting that creates opportunities for marginalized communities; combats environmental injustice; and reinvests in existing public sector institutions and creates new public sector institutions to strategically mobilize and channel investments at the scale and pace required by the national emergency. The President shall report annually on actions taken in response to the national emergency.
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Timeline
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, 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.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 23, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-938
Introduced in Senate
  • February 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 4, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, 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.


  • February 5, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.


  • February 5, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • March 23, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-938
    Introduced in Senate
Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (62)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (9)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Environment Subcommittee• Small Business Committee• Agriculture Committee• Financial Services Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 117-938: Climate Emergency Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesDisability and health-based discriminationEconomic developmentEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnvironmental healthHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaManufacturingMinority and disadvantaged businessesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsResidential rehabilitation and home repairRural conditions and developmentSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWar and emergency powersWetlandsWomen in businessWorker safety and health