To express the sense of the Senate on climate change legislation.

SA 866. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Alexander, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Boxer) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6, to
ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable
energy; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XVI, add the following:

SEC. 16__. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere are
causing average temperatures to rise at a rate outside the
range of natural variability and are posing a substantial
risk of rising sea-levels, altered patterns of atmospheric
and oceanic circulation, and increased frequency and severity
of floods and droughts;
(2) there is a growing scientific consensus that human
activity is a substantial cause of greenhouse gas
accumulation in the atmosphere; and
(3) mandatory steps will be required to slow or stop the
growth of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that, before the end of the first session of the 109th
Congress, Congress should enact a comprehensive and effective
national program of mandatory, market-based limits on
emissions of greenhouse gases that slow, stop, and reverse
the growth of such emissions at a rate and in a manner that--
(1) will not significantly harm the United States economy;
and
(2) will encourage comparable action by other nations that
are major trading partners and key contributors to global
emissions.

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