S.Amdt. 145
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE wherever appropriateWhat it changes
1 change to S. 1
Adds SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE.
Inserted: It is the sense of Congress that--
Inserted: (1) Congress is in agreement with the opinion of virtually the entire worldwide scientific community and a growing number of top national security experts, economists, and others that--
Inserted: (A) climate change is real;
Inserted: (B) human activities contribute to climate change; and
Inserted: (C) climate change has already begun to cause problems in the United States and around the world;
Inserted: (2) the Energy Information Administration projects that fossil fuels could continue to produce 68 percent of the electricity in the United States through 2040; and
Inserted: (3) it is imperative that the United States invest in research and development for clean fossil fuel technology.
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SA 145. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Congress is in agreement with the opinion of virtually the entire worldwide scientific community and a growing number of top national security experts, economists, and others that--
(A) climate change is real;
(B) human activities contribute to climate change; and
(C) climate change has already begun to cause problems in the United States and around the world;
(2) the Energy Information Administration projects that fossil fuels could continue to produce 68 percent of the electricity in the United States through 2040; and
(3) it is imperative that the United States invest in research and development for clean fossil fuel technology.
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Senate amendment submitted
January 26, 2015
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Senate amendment submitted
January 26, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
January 26, 2015
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Rewrites the text S.Amdt. 145 would insert
Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski · Amends S.Amdt. 145
Rewrites the text S.Amdt. 145 would insert
Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski · Amends S.Amdt. 145
Rewrites the text S.Amdt. 145 would insert
Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski · Amends S.Amdt. 145