,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aai  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #bc1 #bjbj,ms4 ,schakowsky   
7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4  
,nadler1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,ms4 ,speier1   
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,haaland1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,wasserman
 ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1    
,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4    
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4         
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,danny  
,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,khanna1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee of        
,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4         
,pingree1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1   
,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,brownley of       
,california1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4         
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,pocan1   
,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,thompson of        
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,cohen1
 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4     
,bass1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4

 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,omar1  
,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4          
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mrs4
 ,napolitano1 and ,mr4 ,blumenauer7     
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
that the climate crisis is              
disproportionately affecting the health1
 economic opportunity1 and fundamental  
rights of children2 recognizing the     
importance of renewed leadership by the 
,united ,states in addressing the       
climate crisis2 and recognizing the need
 of the ,united ,states to develop a    
national1 comprehensive1 and            
science-based climate recovery plan to  
phase out fossil fuel emissions1 protect
 and enhance natural sequestration1 and 
put the ,united ,states on a path       
towards stabilizing the climate system4 
,whereas a stable climate system at the 
founding of this ,nation allowed human  
life and human civilization to flourish2

 ,whereas this ,nation was founded on   
the deeply rooted principle of securing 
the ,blessings of ,liberty to ourselves 
and our ,posterity2 ,whereas the        
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
protects the fundamental rights to life1
 liberty1 property1 and equal protection
 of the laws2 ,whereas a climate system 
capable of sustaining human life is     
fundamental to a free and ordered       
society and is preservative of other    
fundamental rights1 including1 but not  
limited to1 the rights to life1 liberty1
 property1 personal security1 family    
autonomy1 bodily integrity1 and the     
ability to learn1 practice1 and transmit
 cultural and religious traditions2     
,whereas the ,federal ,government sets  
our ,nation's energy policy1 which has  
resulted in a national energy system in 
which approximately #hj percent of our  
,nation's energy comes from fossil      
fuels2 ,whereas the national fossil     
fuel-based energy system has led to     
carbon dioxide 7,,co#b7 emissions from  

the ,united ,states constituting more   
than one-quarter of cumulative global   
,,co#b emissions2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states is the world's largest producer 
of oil and gas1 in substantial part     
through the ,federal ,government's      
opening up of ,federal public lands and 
waters for fossil fuel extraction and   
through actively supporting fossil fuel 
energy2 ,whereas there is an            
overwhelming scientific consensus that  
human-caused climate change is occurring
 and that the present rate of global    
heating and ocean acidification is a    
result of the buildup of atmospheric    
greenhouse gas emissions1 primarily     
,,co#b emissions1 largely from the      
combustion of fossil fuels2 ,whereas    
current atmospheric ,,co#b levels of    
over #djj parts per million 7ppm7 have  
caused a dangerous planetary energy     
imbalance1 equivalent to the amount of  
energy of exploding more than #djj1jjj  
,hiroshima atomic bombs per day1 #cfe   
days per year1 across our planet2       

,whereas current climate science and    
real-world observations of the energy   
imbalance demonstrate that the          
approximately one degree 7#a7 ,celsius  
of warming that has already occurred as 
a result of human-caused climate change 
is already dangerous and negatively     
affecting all aspects of our society and
 our economy2 ,whereas the last time    
atmospheric concentrations of ,,co#b    
were over #djj ppm1 the seas were #gj to
 #ij feet higher1 ,greenland had no ice1
 and coral reefs suffered a major       
extinction1 and similar conditions will 
result if our ,nation does not          
drastically reduce ,,co#b emissions and 
naturally sequester excess              
concentrations of atmospheric ,,co#b    
this century2 ,whereas climate change is
 a threat to national security1 as it   
contributes to and exacerbates global   
instability and conflict2 ,whereas the  
generation of today's children was born 
into a climate system made hazardous to 
their health and well-being because of  

human-caused climate change2 ,whereas   
children are uniquely vulnerable to     
human-caused climate change because of  
their developing bodies1 higher exposure
 to air1 food1 and water per unit body  
weight1 unique behavior patterns1       
dependence on caregivers1 and longevity 
on the planet2 ,whereas human-caused    
climate change is a public health       
emergency that is adversely impacting   
the physical and mental health of       
children through1 among other impacts1  
extreme weather events1 rising          
temperatures and increased heat         
exposure1 decreased air quality1 altered
 infectious disease patterns1 and food  
and water insecurity2 ,whereas infant   
mortality increases #be percent on      
extremely hot days1 with the first #g   
days of life representing a period of   
critical vulnerability2 ,whereas heat   
illness is a leading cause of death and 
illness in high school athletes1 with   
nearly #aj1jjj episodes occurring       
annually2 ,whereas #h4d percent of      

children suffer from allergic rhinitis  
and the ragweed pollen season in ,north 
,america has grown #ac to #bg days      
longer since #aiie due to higher        
temperatures and greater ,,co#b levels2 
,whereas children exposed to wildfires  
suffer substantial eye symptoms1 as well
 as upper and lower respiratory         
symptoms1 which lead to increased rates 
of asthma-related hospitalizations and  
emergency room visits2 ,whereas extreme 
weather events can negatively impact    
children's mental health due to family  
loss or separation1 school interruption1
 scarcities of food1 water1 and shelter1
 and public service outages2 ,whereas   
without immediate steps to address      
human-caused climate change1 the health 
impacts on children will increase in    
severity and in terms of the number of  
children impacted and will cost the     
,united ,states billions of dollars per 
year by the end of the century2 ,whereas
 children will largely shoulder the     
costs of human-caused climate change and

 further increases in global temperature
 will saddle children with an enormous1 
perhaps incalculable1 cost burden1      
undermining their economic security and 
the economic security of the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas children are deserving
 of special consideration and protection
 with respect to human-caused climate   
change2 ,whereas children on the        
frontlines of human-caused climate      
change across our ,nation and globally  
have risen up and called upon government
 leaders around the world to take       
concrete1 science-based1 and equitable  
action to address human-caused climate  
change and ensure climate justice for   
their generation1 future generations1   
and frontline and vulnerable            
communities1 including communities of   
color1 low-income communities1 and      
indigenous peoples2 ,whereas global     
atmospheric ,,co#b concentrations must  
be reduced to below #cej ppm by the end 
of the century1 with further reductions 
thereafter1 in order to restore the     

planet's energy balance1 stabilize our  
climate system1 and protect the planet's
 ice sheets and oceans for posterity2   
,whereas current and future adverse     
public health and other impacts and     
costs to children and our ,nation can be
 significantly mitigated if the ,united 
,states acts promptly to reduce its     
emissions from fossil fuels2 ,whereas   
numerous experts have concluded that    
there are multiple technically and      
economically feasible pathways to place 
all sectors of the ,united ,states      
economy on an emissions reduction path  
consistent with returning global        
atmospheric ,,co#b to #cej ppm by #bajj2
 ,whereas producing the ,nation's energy
 with noncarbon-emitting sources will   
result in energy costs within the range 
of recent experience1 ultimately saving 
consumers money and stabilizing the cost
 of energy1 while increasing the number 
of jobs in the energy sector2 and       
,whereas multiple executive departments 
and agencies with authority delegated by

 ,congress can exercise such authority  
to prevent and respond to climate       
change1 including1 but not limited to1  
the ,department of ,energy1 ,department 
of the ,interior1 ,department of        
,agriculture1 ,environmental ,protection
 ,agency1 ,department of ,commerce1 and 
,department of ,state3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that it is the sense of ,congress
 that-- 7#a7 renewed ,united ,states    
leadership is needed immediately to act 
to address the human-caused climate     
crisis that is disproportionately       
affecting the health1 economic          
opportunity1 and fundamental rights of  
our ,nation's children2 and  7#b7 there 
is a human-caused climate crisis that-- 
7,a7 has inspired children across our   
,nation to organize and demand immediate
 government action to protect their     
fundamental rights from the perils of   
climate change2 and  7,b7 demands a     
national1 comprehensive1 science-based1 
and just climate recovery plan prepared 
by the departments and agencies of the  

executive branch with delegated         
authority over energy and climate       
policy1 that puts the ,united ,states on
 a trajectory consistent with reducing  
global atmospheric ,,co#b to below #cej 
parts per million by the year #bajj to  
uphold children's fundamental rights4