S.Amdt. 7

SA 7. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to
the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 3. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE SENATE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the combined average temperature over global land and
ocean surfaces of the earth has increased over the past 150
years, and the increase is mostly due to human activities,
such as burning fossil fuels;
(2) known as climate change, this increase in temperature
has already begun affecting the weather in the United States;
(3) fighting climate change requires transitioning to clean
energy, such as solar and wind power, and away from dirty
energy, such as oil and coal; and
(4) stopping climate change will strengthen the health of
families by reducing local air and water pollution.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that Congress should--
(1) take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and
(2) encourage other countries to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
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