Climate Emergency Act of 2021
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 4, 2021)
National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021
This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change.
The President, in responding to the emergency, must ensure that the government
- invests in large scale mitigation and resiliency projects;
- makes investments that enable a racially and socially just transition to a clean energy economy by ensuring that at least 40% of investments flow to historically disadvantaged communities;
- avoids solutions that increase inequality or violate human rights;
- creates jobs that conform to labor standards that provide family sustaining wages and benefits and ensure safe workplaces;
- prioritizes local and equitable hiring and contracting that creates opportunities for marginalized communities;
- combats environmental injustice; and
- reinvests in existing public sector institutions and creates new public sector institutions to strategically mobilize and channel investments at the scale and pace required by the national emergency.
The President shall report annually on actions taken in response to the national emergency.
What just happenedFeb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 4, 2021
- Feb 5, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Small Business Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Financial Services Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House