Expressing the commitment of the Congress to the Paris Agreement.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 15 Expressing the commitment of the Congress to the Paris Agreement. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 8, 2019 Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLU- MENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PIN- GREE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ROUDA, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SCHA- KOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILD, and Ms. MATSUI) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the commitment of the Congress to the Paris Agreement. Whereas the challenge of climate change requires a global ef- fort; Whereas the international community must work to both re- duce greenhouse gas emissions as well as prepare for the effects of climate change; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:27 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC15.IH HC15 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HCON 15 IH Whereas the United States plays an indispensable role in global leadership; Whereas the Paris Agreement sets goals that are not only achievable but necessary in order to move towards a pathway to limit temperature rise to below 2 degrees Cel- sius; and Whereas the United States is stronger when joining with global efforts to address climate change: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1 concurring), That Congress reaffirms its commitment to 2 the Paris Agreement and that the United States is still 3 in and should not withdraw. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:27 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HC15.IH HC15 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS