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H.R. 794 · 117th Congress

Climate Emergency Act of 2021

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

EBD BlumenauerSponsor
62 cosponsors · 62 D
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28 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 4, 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Climate Emergency Act of 2021

Also known as: National Climate Emergency Act of 2021

Latest action (Feb 5, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 4, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.