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Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

USA119th CongressHCONRES-44| House 
| Updated: 7/16/2025
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (54)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Yassamin Ansari (Democratic)Becca Balint (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Maxine Dexter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Dave Min (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This concurrent resolution declares a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting children's fundamental rights, attributing it to the Trump administration's directives. These directives are criticized for unleashing fossil fuel production, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and actively suppressing climate change science, allegedly exceeding authority and violating constitutional principles. The resolution asserts that these actions inhibit clean energy development and endanger the well-being of American children. Experts, including public health professionals, project significant increases in deaths and health issues due to increased air pollution from these policies. Children are particularly vulnerable due to their developmental stage, increased outdoor activity, and longer exposure to dangerous conditions, facing heightened risks from extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and infectious diseases. The resolution also highlights detrimental mental health impacts on young people and disproportionate burdens on Black, brown, Indigenous, and low-income children. The resolution demands that leadership recognize this emergency and oppose the Trump administration's executive orders that promote fossil fuels and suppress climate-related speech. It calls for the administration to comply with statutory mandates, reverse policies that increase fossil fuel production, restore the Environmental Protection Agency's core mission, and reinstate climate change resources on Federal websites. Ultimately, it urges Congress and the Federal Government to protect children's fundamental rights to a stable climate system and ensure an intergenerational system of governing that reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide to less than 350 parts per million by 2100.
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Jul 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

SCONRES 119-18
Introduced in Senate
Jul 16, 2025
Submitted in House
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • July 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    SCONRES 119-18
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 16, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • July 16, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • SCONRES 119-18: A concurrent resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

USA119th CongressHCONRES-44| House 
| Updated: 7/16/2025
This concurrent resolution declares a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting children's fundamental rights, attributing it to the Trump administration's directives. These directives are criticized for unleashing fossil fuel production, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and actively suppressing climate change science, allegedly exceeding authority and violating constitutional principles. The resolution asserts that these actions inhibit clean energy development and endanger the well-being of American children. Experts, including public health professionals, project significant increases in deaths and health issues due to increased air pollution from these policies. Children are particularly vulnerable due to their developmental stage, increased outdoor activity, and longer exposure to dangerous conditions, facing heightened risks from extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and infectious diseases. The resolution also highlights detrimental mental health impacts on young people and disproportionate burdens on Black, brown, Indigenous, and low-income children. The resolution demands that leadership recognize this emergency and oppose the Trump administration's executive orders that promote fossil fuels and suppress climate-related speech. It calls for the administration to comply with statutory mandates, reverse policies that increase fossil fuel production, restore the Environmental Protection Agency's core mission, and reinstate climate change resources on Federal websites. Ultimately, it urges Congress and the Federal Government to protect children's fundamental rights to a stable climate system and ensure an intergenerational system of governing that reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide to less than 350 parts per million by 2100.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

SCONRES 119-18
Introduced in Senate
Jul 16, 2025
Submitted in House
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • July 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    SCONRES 119-18
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 16, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • July 16, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (54)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Yassamin Ansari (Democratic)Becca Balint (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Maxine Dexter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Dave Min (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • SCONRES 119-18: A concurrent resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted