[House Report 116-42]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 116-42
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 9) TO DIRECT THE
PRESIDENT TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE UNITED STATES TO MEET ITS
NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
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April 29, 2019.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 329]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 329, by a record vote of 7 to 4, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 9, the
Climate Action Now Act, under a structured rule. The resolution
provides 90 minutes of general debate on the bill with 60
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 30
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill. The resolution makes in order
only those amendments printed in this report. Each such
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The
resolution waives all points of order against the amendments
printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 9, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 9, the Committee is not aware of any points
of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in
nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 59
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule. Defeated: 4-6
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... ............
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 60
Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 9 to make
in order and provide the appropriate waivers to the following
amendments: amendment #20, offered by Rep. Curtis (UT), which
requires the President to include in a report to Congress how
the United States nationally determined contribution (NDC)
compares to the NDC of other nations, including China which is
allowed to increase emissions for an additional 13 years under
the Paris agreement; amendment #31, offered by Rep. Norman
(SC), which ensures the bill does not take effect until the EPA
Administrator certifies that China and India are reducing
emissions at the same rate as the United States; and amendment
#52, offered by Rep. Hern (OK), which adds the projected job
loss numbers to the finding section of the bill. Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 61
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 9 to make
in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #11,
offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which includes findings that the
United States should continue to encourage innovation and
technological development to reduce emissions to meet its
nationally defined contribution under the Paris Agreement; and
which requires the President's plan for the U.S. to meet its
nationally determined contribution to include how the use of
carbon-free nuclear power, renewable hydropower, clean-burning
natural gas, and advanced carbon capture technologies will
contribute to domestic and global emissions reductions.
Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 62
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 9 to make
in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #12,
offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which requires the President's
plan to meet its nationally determined contribution to include
how the use of carbon-free nuclear power will contribute to
emissions reductions. Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 63
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 9 to make
in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #66,
offered by Rep. Shimkus (IL), which states that this Act will
not take effect until the Secretary of Energy certifies U.S.
electricity rates and gasoline prices will not increase under
the terms of the Paris Agreement. Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 64
Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 9 to make in
order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #43,
offered by Rep. Gosar (AZ), which includes findings stating
that the President shall make a plan that describes how the
government, taxpayers, workers, and industries will be affected
by the Paris Agreement. Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 65
Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 9 to make in
order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #32,
offered by Rep. Duncan (SC), which conditions H.R. 9 to take
effect only if the Senate ratifies the Paris Agreement as a
treaty. Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 66
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 9 to make in
order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #26,
offered by Rep. Davis (IL), which includes the 2018 Farm Bill
as an existing law relevant to achieving the stated target of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, adds report
jurisdiction to House and Senate Agriculture Committees.
Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 67
Motion by Mr. Perlmutter to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mrs. Torres..................................... ............ Mr. Woodall....................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mrs. Lesko........................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Ms. Shalala..................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. Deutch (FL), Chu (CA), Horsford (NV), Doggett (TX),
DelBene (WA), Lewis (GA): Requires the President's plan and
updates to the plan to be submitted to any Committee deemed by
the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader to have
jurisdiction over the matters contained in the plan. (10
minutes)
2. Espaillat (NY), McEachin (VA), Omar (MN), Jayapal (WA),
Pressley (MA), Carbajal (CA), Cisneros (CA), Moore (WI):
Includes findings addressing the importance of climate justice
and environmental justice. (10 minutes)
3. Omar (MN), Espaillat (NY), Jayapal (WA): Includes
findings recognizing the importance of the Paris Climate
Agreement's Task Force addressing the impact of climate change
on displacement and the global refugee crisis. (10 minutes)
4. Houlahan (PA): Requires the President's plan to meet the
United States' nationally determined contribution to include
how the United States may encourage and assist other parties to
the Agreement reach their reported goals. (10 minutes)
5. Kuster (NH), Pappas (NH): Requires the administration
produce a report examining the effect of the Paris Climate
Agreement on clean energy job development in rural communities.
(10 minutes)
6. Torres, Norma (CA), Cisneros (CA), Rouda (CA), Gomez
(CA), Porter (CA): Prevents the President from using the plan
mandated in this act to preclude states or cities from taking
more ambitious actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (10
minutes)
7. Shalala (FL): Includes findings that the Paris Agreement
recognizes the importance of addressing and minimizing sea
level rise, saltwater intrusion, and flooding. (10 minutes)
8. DeSaulnier (CA): Requires a National Academy of Sciences
report on the consequences of withdrawing from the Paris
Agreement for the United States' global economic
competitiveness. (10 minutes)
9. Jackson Lee (TX), Hayes (CT), Moulton (MA): Adds a
finding noting that the Paris Agreement is an example of
multilateral, international cooperation needed to overcome
challenges facing the international community. (10 minutes)
10. Gosar (AZ): Includes findings that the Paris Agreement
is a treaty and should be treated as such. Before instituting
anything within the agreement, the Senate must vote on the
agreement as a treaty. (10 minutes)
11. Gosar (AZ): Strikes Section 3- Prohibition on use of
funds to advance the withdrawal of the United States from the
Paris Agreement. (10 minutes)
12. Case (HI): Includes finding recognizing the role of
oceans in the global climate system and international actions
being taken to include oceans in the Paris Agreement's
nationally determined contributions. (10 minutes)
13. Bost (IL): Requires the President's public plan to be
posted online to the Federal Register and allow an opportunity
for public comment before the plan is submitted to Congress.
(10 minutes)
14. Meng (NY): Includes findings that recognizes the
fundamental priority of safeguarding food security and ending
hunger, and the particular vulnerabilities of food production
systems to the adverse impacts of climate change. (10 minutes)
15. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer (PR), Plaskett (VI),
Radewagen (AS), San Nicolas (GU): Directs GAO to complete a
study and submit a report to Congress on the impact of the
President's plan on the U.S. territories, including the
potential positive and negative impacts on their economies,
taking into consideration their unique energy needs and systems
and the climate change vulnerabilities faced by communities in
these jurisdictions. (10 minutes)
16. Boyle (PA): Includes findings stating that the Paris
Agreement recognizes that adaptation is a key component of the
global response to climate change. (10 minutes)
17. Panetta (CA): Adds a new finding stating, ``American
leadership encouraged widespread international participation in
the Paris Agreement.'' (10 minutes)
18. Rouda (CA), Schneider (IL): Includes findings
recognizing that American cities, States, and businesses are
stepping up and pledging to meet the Paris Agreement goals in
the wake of absent and uncertain United States Federal
leadership. (10 minutes)
19. Porter (CA): Includes findings that recognize the
importance of clean energy technology development for the
implementation of mitigation and adaptation actions of the
agreements under the Paris Climate Accord. (10 minutes)
20. Lee, Susie (NV): Recognizes that Article 8 of the Paris
Agreement states the importance of addressing loss and damage
associated with the adverse effects of climate change, such as
drought conditions and water scarcity. (10 minutes)
21. Kim (NJ): Requires the President to include how the
Paris Agreement's loss and damage provisions would affect
infrastructure resiliency in the United States given the
expected impacts of climate change. (10 minutes)
22. Fletcher (TX): States that noting in this Act may be
construed to require or prohibit the inclusion of a specific
energy technology or technologies in the president's plan. (10
minutes)
23. Pressley (MA): Adds findings on the interconnection
between climate change and health. (10 minutes)
24. Schrier (WA): Ensures that voluntary agricultural
practices can be included to meet the goals and ambitions of
the Paris Agreement. (10 minutes)
25. Neguse (CO): Provides a rule of construction that
nothing in this Act would require or prohibit the President
from including in his plan recommendations to support
integration of human-caused climate change into school
curriculums. (10 minutes)
26. Van Drew (NJ): Adds to the findings the importance of
averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated
with the adverse effects of climate change. (10 minutes)
27. Levin, Mike (CA): Includes findings recognizing that
addressing climate change and providing affordable energy to
consumers are not mutually exclusive. (10 minutes)
28. Crow (CO): Includes findings that recognize the
Department of Defense's goal to procure renewable energy across
military installations, branches, and operations to drive
greenhouse gas reductions and support resilience efforts in the
face of a changing climate. (10 minutes)
29. Cox (CA): Requires the President's plan to take into
consideration populations, regions, industries, and
constituencies affected, including American jobs, consumer
energy costs, and the ability to develop and deploy new
technologies. (10 minutes)
30. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Includes findings that essential
in achieving the nationally determined contribution target is a
thriving clean energy industry in the United States, which
currently employs over 500,000 Americans. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Deutch of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, line 16, strike ``and''.
Page 8, line 20, strike the period at the end and insert ``;
and''.
Page 8, after line 20, insert the following:
(3)(A) any other committee of the House of
Representatives determined by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives to have jurisdiction over matters
contained in the plan under subsection (a); and
(B) any other committee of the Senate determined by
the majority leader of the Senate to have jurisdiction
over matters contained in the plan under subsection
(a).
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Espaillat of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 5, after line 19, insert the following:
(3) The Paris Agreement acknowledges that all
``Parties should, when taking action to address climate
change, respect, promote and consider their respective
obligations on human rights, the right to health, the
rights of indigenous peoples, local communities,
migrants, children, persons with disabilities and
people in vulnerable situations and the right to
development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of
women and intergenerational equity''.
(4) The Paris Agreement notes the importance of
``climate justice'' when mitigating and adapting to
climate change and recognizes ``the need for an
effective and progressive response to the urgent threat
of climate change''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Omar of Minnesota or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, add the following:
(9) The Paris Agreement further requires that parties
``should strengthen their cooperation on enhancing
action on adaptation, taking into account the Cancun
Adaptation Framework'', which includes ``measures to
enhance understanding, coordination and cooperation
with regard to climate change induced displacement,
migration and planned relocation, where appropriate, at
the national, regional and international levels''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Houlahan of
Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, line 25, strike ``and''.
Page 8, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ``;
and''.
Page 8, after line 5, insert the following:
(3) how the United States may use multilateral and
bilateral diplomatic tools, in addition to the expert
committee established under Article 15 of the Paris
Agreement, to encourage and assist other parties to the
Agreement to fulfill their announced contributions.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kuster of New Hampshire
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, after line 20, insert the following new section (and
redesignate the subsequent section accordingly):
SEC. 5. REPORT.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall produce a report that examines
the effect of the Paris Agreement on clean energy job
development in rural communities.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Torres of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 4, add the following subsection:
(d) State and Local Actions.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to prohibit States and cities from taking more
ambitious actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions than the
actions described in the plan developed and updated under this
section.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Shalala of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following:
(9) Article 8 of the Paris Agreement states that
``Parties recognize the importance of averting,
minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated
with the adverse effects of climate change, including
extreme weather events and slow onset events'', such as
sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, and flooding.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeSaulnier of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, after line 20, insert the following new section (and
redesignate the subsequent section accordingly):
SEC. 5. REPORT.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall enter into a contract with the
National Academy of Sciences to produce a report that examines
the potential impacts of a withdrawal by the United States from
the Paris Agreement on the global economic competitiveness of
the United States economy and on workers in the United States.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, add the following:
(9) The Paris Agreement is an example of
multilateral, international cooperation needed to
overcome challenges facing the international community,
such as reducing emissions, promoting economic growth,
and deploying clean energy technologies.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following:
(9) The Paris Agreement is a treaty and should be
treated as a treaty. Therefore, before any action can
be taken to execute the goals in the Paris Agreement,
the Senate should approve a resolution of advice and
consent to ratification of the Paris Agreement.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 3 (and redesignate the subsequent sections
accordingly).
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 6, after line 5, insert the following new paragraph:
(5) The Paris Agreement recognizes that the ocean
ecosystems covering more than 70 percent of the Earth's
surface have an integral role in climate balance.
Seventy percent of nationally determined contributions
under the Paris Agreement are ocean-inclusive, and 39
Paris Agreement signatories are focused on the
inclusion of ocean action in nationally determined
contributions through the Because the Ocean Initiative.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bost of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, after line 20, insert the following new subsection:
(d) Public Comment.--The President shall--
(1) in making the plan under subsection (a), and
updates under subsection (b), available to the public,
and before submitting such plan and updates to the
appropriate congressional committees--
(A) publish the plan or update, as
applicable, in the Federal Register; and
(B) provide a period of at least 90 days for
public comment; and
(2) after each such period for public comment,
continue to make the proposed plan or update, as well
as the comments received, available to the public on
regulations.gov (or any successor website).
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following paragraph:
(9) The Paris Agreement recognizes ``the fundamental
priority of safeguarding food security and ending
hunger, and the particular vulnerabilities of food
production systems to the adverse impacts of climate
change.''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill, add the following new section:
SEC. 6. STUDY AND REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
complete a study and submit a report to the Congress on the
impact of the plan under subsection (a) on the United States
territories, including the potential positive and negative
impacts on their economies, taking into consideration their
unique energy needs and systems and the climate change
vulnerabilities faced by communities in these jurisdictions.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boyle of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following:
(9) The Paris Agreement recognizes that adaptation is
a global challenge faced by all with local,
subnational, national, regional and international
dimensions, and that it is a key component of and makes
a contribution to the long-term global response to
climate change to protect people, livelihoods, and
ecosystems.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 2, add the following new paragraph:
(9) American leadership encouraged widespread
international participation in the Paris Agreement.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rouda of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following paragraph:
(9) American cities, States, and businesses are
stepping up and pledging to meet the Paris Agreement
goals in the wake of absent and uncertain United States
Federal leadership.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following:
(9) Article 10 of the Paris Agreement states that
``Parties, noting the importance of technology for the
implementation of mitigation and adaptation actions
under this Agreement and recognizing existing
technology deployment and dissemination efforts, shall
strengthen cooperative action on technology development
and transfer.''.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following paragraph:
(9) Article 8 of the Paris Agreement states that
``Parties recognize the importance of averting,
minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated
with the adverse effects of climate change, including
extreme weather events and slow onset events'' such as
drought conditions and water scarcity.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kim of New Jersey or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, line 25, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 8, line 5, strike ``Agreement.'' and insert ``Agreement;
and''.
Page 8, after line 5, insert the following paragraph:
(3) how the Paris Agreement's loss and damage
provisions would affect infrastructure resiliency in
the United States.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fletcher of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, after line 20, insert the following new subsection:
(d) Technology Neutral.--Nothing in this Act may be construed
to require or prohibit the inclusion of a specific energy
technology or technologies in the plan required by this
section.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pressley of
Massachusetts or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 5, after line 19, insert the following paragraph:
(3) The Paris Agreement specifies the need for a
strong global response to climate change and when
taking action, the need to respect, promote, and
safeguard the right to health now and for future
generations.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schrier of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, after line 20, insert the following new subsection:
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to require or prohibit the President from including
or considering voluntary agricultural practices to be
undertaken by farmers and ranchers, thereby contributing to the
development of soil organic matter, increasing carbon
sequestration, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and
contributing to meeting the goals and ambitions of the Paris
Agreement.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neguse of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 8, after line 10, insert the following new subsection
(and redesignate the subsequent subsection accordingly):
(c) Education and Public Awareness.--
(1) In general.--The plan under this section shall be
consistent with Article 12 of the Paris Agreement,
which states ``Parties shall cooperate in taking
measures, as appropriate, to enhance climate change
education, training, public awareness, public
participation and public access to information,
recognizing the importance of these steps with respect
to enhancing actions under this Agreement.''.
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act may be
construed to require or prohibit the President from
including in the plan under this section, consistent
with the prohibition described in section 438 of the
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232a),
recommendations to support State and local educational
agencies, in integrating instruction on human-caused
climate change and the societal, environmental, and
economic effects of such climate change into curricula
taught in elementary and secondary schools under the
control of such State and local educational agencies,
in order to meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris
Agreement to ensure climate education and awareness in
schools.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Van Drew of New Jersey
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 6, after line 23, insert the following new paragraphs
(and redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly):
(8) Article 8 of the Paris Agreement notes Parties
recognize the importance of averting, minimizing and
addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse
effects of climate change, including extreme weather
events and slow onset events, and the role of
sustainable development in reducing the risk of loss
and damage such as strong winds from hurricanes and
tropical storms, and flooding from storm surges and
heavy rain, that inflict losses on various sectors of
the United States economy.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following new paragraph:
(9) The Paris Agreement has driven innovation in
developing cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable
forms of energy, demonstrating that addressing climate
change and providing affordable energy to American
consumers are not mutually exclusive. The Paris
Agreement encouraged the United States to develop a
Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization, which
was submitted on November 16, 2016. The Mid-Century
Strategy for Deep Decarbonization stated that ``energy
efficiency improvements enable the energy system to
provide the services we need with fewer resources and
emissions. Over the past several years, the United
States has demonstrated that programs and standards to
improve the energy efficiency of buildings, appliances
and vehicles can cost-effectively cut carbon pollution
and lower energy bills, while maintaining significant
support from U.S. industry and consumers.''.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crow of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, after line 5, insert the following:
(9) In its nationally determined contribution, the
United States notes that pursuant to Executive Order
13693 (2015), the Federal Government has committed to
reduce emissions 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2025,
and reaffirmed the Department of Defense's goal to
procure renewable energy across military installations
and operations ``to drive national greenhouse gas
reductions and support preparations for the impacts of
climate change''.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cox of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 7, line 25, strike ``and''.
Page 8, line 5, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
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(3) how the plan takes into consideration
populations, regions, industries, and constituencies
that could be affected by nationally determined
contribution under the Paris Agreement, and the failure
to meet such contribution, including but not limited
to--
(A) American jobs, wage, and pay;
(B) the cost of energy, such as electricity
and gasoline, for consumers; and
(C) the ability to develop and deploy new,
innovative, domestically-produced technologies.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 6, after line 18, insert the following paragraph:
(7) Essential in achieving this target is a thriving
clean energy industry in the United States, which
currently employs over 500,000 Americans.
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