HR 407 United States House · 117th Congress

Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act

Summary
Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act This bill requires the President to notify Congress at least 30 days before submitting to the other parties of the Paris Agreement the climate change-related actions the United States will take. (The agreement refers to these planned actions as nationally determined contributions.) The notification to Congress must contain certain information including (1) a detailed economic justification of the planned actions, (2) a cost-benefit analysis of the actions, and (3) a description of how the actions will support U.S. efforts to counter the malign influence of the Chinese and Russian governments over energy supply chains. The Paris Agreement requires each party to periodically submit its planned actions for addressing climate change, such as a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by a certain level.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Last action Jan 22, 2021
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Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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Jan 21, 2021
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Jan 21, 2021
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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