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,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bc1    
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,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4       
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 ,york1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,ms4  
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,florida1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4      
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4  
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4   
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4      
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4
 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 
,escob>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1  
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,neguse1  
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4        
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
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,florida1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( 

,texas1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 & ,mr4       
,blum5au]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ t ! climate    
crisis is disproportionately affect+ !  
heal?1 economic opportunity1 &          
fundam5tal rights ( *ildr52 recogniz+ ! 
importance ( r5ew$ lead]%ip by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 9 address+ ! climate crisis2 &   
recogniz+ ! ne$ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
develop a national1 compreh5sive1 &     
sci5ce-bas$ climate recov]y plan to     
phase out fossil fuel emissions1 protect
 & enhance natural seque/ration1 & put !
 ,unit$ ,/ates on a pa? t[>ds /abiliz+ !
 climate sy/em4  ,:]eas a /able climate 
sy/em at ! f\nd+ ( ?is ,nation all[$    
human life & human civilization to      
fl\ri%2 ,:]eas ?is ,nation 0 f\nd$ on ! 
deeply root$ pr9ciple ( secur+ !        
,bless+s ( ,lib]ty to ourselves & our   
,po/]ity2 ,:]eas ! ,con/itution ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates protects ! fundam5tal     
rights to life1 lib]ty1 prop]ty1 & equal

 protection ( ! laws2 ,:]eas a climate  
sy/em capable ( su/a9+ human life is    
fundam5tal to a free & ord]$ society &  
is pres]vative ( o!r fundam5tal rights1 
includ+1 b n limit$ to1 ! rights to     
life1 lib]ty1 prop]ty1 p]sonal security1
 family autonomy1 bodily integrity1 & ! 
ability to le>n1 practice1 & transmit   
cultural & religi\s traditions2 ,:]eas !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t sets our ,nation's    
en]gy policy1 :i* has result$ 9 a       
national en]gy sy/em 9 :i* approximately
 #hj p]c5t ( our ,nation's en]gy comes f
 fossil fuels2 ,:]eas ! national fossil 
fuel-bas$ en]gy sy/em has l$ to c>bon   
dioxide 7,,co#b7 emissions f ! ,unit$   
,/ates con/itut+ m ?an "o-qu>t] (       
cumulative global ,,co#b emissions2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! _w's l>ge/  
produc] ( oil & gas1 9 sub/antial "p    
?r\gh ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's op5+ up (    
,f$]al public l&s & wat]s = fossil fuel 
extraction & ?r\gh actively support+    
fossil fuel en]gy2 ,:]eas !re is an     
ov]:elm+ sci5tific cons5sus t           

human-caus$ climate *ange is occurr+ & t
 ! pres5t rate ( global heat+ & ocean   
acidification is a result ( ! buildup ( 
atmosph]ic gre5h\se gas emissions1      
prim>ily ,,co#b emissions1 l>gely f !   
combu/ion ( fossil fuels2 ,:]eas curr5t 
atmosph]ic ,,co#b levels ( ov] #djj p>ts
 p] million 7ppm7 h caus$ a dang]\s     
planet>y en]gy imbalance1 equival5t to !
 am\nt ( en]gy ( explod+ m ?an #djj1jjj 
,hiro%ima atomic bombs p] day1 #cfe days
 p] ye>1 across our planet2 ,:]eas      
curr5t climate sci5ce & real-_w         
obs]vations ( ! en]gy imbalance         
demon/rate t ! approximately "o degree  
7#a7 ,celsius ( w>m+ t has already      
occurr$ z a result ( human-caus$ climate
 *ange is already dang]\s & negatively  
affect+ all aspects ( our society & our 
economy2 ,:]eas ! la/ "t atmosph]ic     
conc5trations ( ,,co#b 7 ov] #djj ppm1 !
 seas 7 #gj to #ij feet high]1 ,gre5l&  
_h no ice1 & coral reefs suff]$ a major 
ext9ction1 & simil> conditions w result 
if our ,nation does n dra/ically r$uce  

,,co#b emissions & naturally seque/]    
excess conc5trations ( atmosph]ic ,,co#b
 ?is c5tury2 ,:]eas climate *ange is a  
?reat to national security1 z x         
contributes to & exac]bates global      
in/ability & conflict2 ,:]eas ! g5]ation
 ( today's *ildr5 0 born into a climate 
sy/em made haz>d\s to _! heal? &        
well-be+ because ( human-caus$ climate  
*ange2 ,:]eas *ildr5 are uniquely       
vuln]able to human-caus$ climate *ange  
because ( _! develop+ bodies1 high]     
exposure to air1 food1 & wat] p] unit   
body weight1 unique behavior patt]ns1   
dep5d5ce on c>egiv]s1 & longevity on !  
planet2 ,:]eas human-caus$ climate *ange
 is a public heal? em]g5cy t is adv]sely
 impact+ ! physical & m5tal heal? (     
*ildr5 ?r\gh1 among o!r impacts1 extreme
 wea!r ev5ts1 ris+ temp]atures &        
increas$ heat exposure1 decreas$ air    
quality1 alt]$ infecti\s disease        
patt]ns1 & food & wat] insecurity2      
,:]eas infant mortality increases #be   
p]c5t on extremely hot days1 ) ! fir/ #g

 days ( life repres5t+ a p]iod (        
critical vuln]ability2 ,:]eas heat      
illness is a lead+ cause ( dea? &       
illness 9 high s*ool a?letes1 ) ne>ly   
#aj1jjj episodes occurr+ annually2      
,:]eas #h4d p]c5t ( *ildr5 suff] f      
all]gic rh9itis & ! ragwe$ poll5 season 
9 ,nor? ,am]ica has gr[n #ac to #bg days
 long] s9ce #aiie due to high]          
temp]atures & great] ,,co#b levels2     
,:]eas *ildr5 expos$ to wildfires suff] 
sub/antial eye symptoms1 z well z upp] &
 l[] respiratory symptoms1 :i* lead to  
increas$ rates ( a/hma-relat$           
hospitalizations & em]g5cy room visits2 
,:]eas extreme wea!r ev5ts c negatively 
impact *ildr5's m5tal heal? due to      
family loss or sep>ation1 s*ool         
int]ruption1 sc>cities ( food1 wat]1 &  
%elt]1 & public s]vice outages2 ,:]eas  
)\t imm$iate /eps to address human-caus$
 climate *ange1 ! heal? impacts on      
*ildr5 w increase 9 sev]ity & 9 t]ms ( !
 numb] ( *ildr5 impact$ & w co/ ! ,unit$
 ,/ates billions ( doll>s p] ye> by !   

end ( ! c5tury2 ,:]eas *ildr5 w l>gely  
%\ld] ! co/s ( human-caus$ climate *ange
 & fur!r increases 9 global temp]ature w
 saddle *ildr5 ) an enorm\s1 p]haps     
incalculable1 co/ burd51 und]m9+ _!     
economic security & ! economic security 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas *ildr5 are    
des]v+ ( special consid]ation &         
protection ) respect to human-caus$     
climate *ange2 ,:]eas *ildr5 on !       
frontl9es ( human-caus$ climate *ange   
across our ,nation & globally h ris5 up 
& call$ ^u gov]nm5t lead]s ar\nd ! _w to
 take concrete1 sci5ce-bas$1 & equitable
 action to address human-caus$ climate  
*ange & ensure climate ju/ice = _!      
g5]ation1 future g5]ations1 & frontl9e &
 vuln]able communities1 includ+         
communities ( color1 l[-income          
communities1 & indig5\s peoples2 ,:]eas 
global atmosph]ic ,,co#b conc5trations  
mu/ be r$uc$ to bel[ #cej ppm by ! end (
 ! c5tury1 ) fur!r r$uctions !reaft]1 9 
ord] to re/ore ! planet's en]gy balance1
 /abilize our climate sy/em1 & protect !

 planet's ice %eets & oceans = po/]ity2 
,:]eas curr5t & future adv]se public    
heal? & o!r impacts & co/s to *ildr5 &  
our ,nation c be significantly mitigat$ 
if ! ,unit$ ,/ates acts promptly to     
r$uce its emissions f fossil fuels2     
,:]eas num]\s exp]ts h conclud$ t !re   
are multiple te*nically & economically  
feasible pa?ways to place all sectors ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates economy on an emissions 
r$uction pa? consi/5t ) return+ global  
atmosph]ic ,,co#b to #cej ppm by #bajj2 
,:]eas produc+ ! ,nation's en]gy )      
nonc>bon-emitt+ s\rces w result 9 en]gy 
co/s )9 ! range ( rec5t exp]i5ce1       
ultimately sav+ consum]s money &        
/abiliz+ ! co/ ( en]gy1 :ile increas+ ! 
numb] ( jobs 9 ! en]gy sector2 & ,:]eas 
multiple executive dep>tm5ts & ag5cies )
 au?ority delegat$ by ,congress c       
ex]cise su* au?ority to prev5t & respond
 to climate *ange1 includ+1 b n limit$  
to1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 ,dep>tm5t ( ! 
,int]ior1 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1     
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1       

,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 & ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se (
 ,congress t-- 7#a7 r5ew$ ,unit$ ,/ates 
lead]%ip is ne$$ imm$iately to act to   
address ! human-caus$ climate crisis t  
is disproportionately affect+ ! heal?1  
economic opportunity1 & fundam5tal      
rights ( our ,nation's *ildr52 &  7#b7  
!re is a human-caus$ climate crisis t-- 
7,a7 has inspir$ *ildr5 across our      
,nation to organize & dem& imm$iate     
gov]nm5t action to protect _! fundam5tal
 rights f ! p]ils ( climate *ange2 &    
7,b7 dem&s a national1 compreh5sive1    
sci5ce-bas$1 & j climate recov]y plan   
prep>$ by ! dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !     
executive bran* ) delegat$ au?ority ov] 
en]gy & climate policy1 t puts ! ,unit$ 
,/ates on a trajectory consi/5t ) r$uc+ 
global atmosph]ic ,,co#b to bel[ #cej   
p>ts p] million by ! ye> #bajj to uphold
 *ildr5's fundam5tal rights4