S.Amdt. 145Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

S.Amdt. 145

What it does: Adds SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE wherever appropriate
Submitted January 26, 2015

What it changes

1 change to S. 1

Adds a section
  1. Adds SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE wherever appropriate

    Adds a section

    Inserted: 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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As printed

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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