A resolution recognizing that climate change is real.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This Senate resolution formally states that the Senate recognizes climate change is real. It is a non-binding resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on climate science.
Who Benefits and How
Environmental advocacy groups and climate scientists benefit from official Senate acknowledgment of climate change reality. This provides political legitimacy to climate policy discussions but creates no direct economic benefits or mandates.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No group faces direct burdens from this resolution. As a non-binding sense-of-the-Senate resolution, it creates no new requirements, costs, or restrictions on any party.
Key Provisions
- Formally recognizes that climate change is real
- Non-binding resolution with no regulatory or fiscal impact
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
A Senate resolution formally recognizing that climate change is real
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Climate
Primary Purpose
A Senate resolution formally recognizing that climate change is real
Policy Domains
Resolution
Identified Gains
- Environmental advocacy groups
- Climate scientists
- Renewable energy industry
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, …
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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