,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #g ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bb 7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,lautenberg1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 and ,mr4 ,begich7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to improve the resilience of the ,united ,states to extreme weather events and to prevent the worsening of extreme weather conditions4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,extreme ,weather ,prevention and ,resilience ,act4 #b4 ,sense of the ,senate ,it is the sense of the ,senate that ,congress should-- 7#a7 prepare and protect communities from extreme weather1 sea-level rise1 drought1 flooding1 wildfire1 and other changing conditions exacerbated by carbon pollution2 7#b7 promote close coordination across ,federal agencies and provide strong support to ,states1 ,indian tribes1 and public and private sector entities to prepare for and withstand extreme weather2 7#c7 promote investment in new infrastructure and replace aging and obsolete infrastructure to ensure resilience to extreme weather1 disasters1 and hydrological change2 7#d7 promote investment in clean energy infrastructure1 energy efficiency1 and other measures to address dangerous air1 land1 and water pollution2 7#e7 promote development of clean energy technologies that reduce demand for oil1 contribute to economic growth and job creation1 and put the ,united ,states at the forefront of the global clean energy market2 and 7#f7 ensure that the ,federal ,government is a leader in reducing pollution1 promoting the use of clean energy sources1 and improving energy efficiency4