,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #a1 #bjai,mr4 ,arrington 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,palmer1 ,mr4 ,estes1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,cheney1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,mr4 ,roy1 and ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that the ,united ,states should formally withdraw from the ,paris ,agreement4 ,whereas1 on ,june #a1 #bjag1 ,president ,trump announced that the ,united ,states would cease all implementation of the ,paris ,agreement2 ,whereas1 on ,august #d1 #bjag1 the ,department of ,state notified the ,united ,nations ,secretary ,general that the ,united ,states would provide formal notification of withdrawal as soon as it is eligible to do so2 ,whereas the agreement entered into force on ,november #d1 #bjaf2 ,whereas according to article #bh of the ,paris ,agreement1 the period of eligibility for the ,united ,states to begin the formal withdrawal process begins ,november #d1 #bjai1 three years from the date on which the agreement has entered into force2 ,whereas withdrawal may take effect one year later1 on or after ,november #d1 #bjbj1 and in the meantime1 the ,united ,states will remain a ,party to the ,paris ,agreement1 unless1 following customary international law1 the other ,parties agree to allow an earlier exit2 ,whereas ,president ,obama unilaterally accepted the ,paris ,agreement in ,august #bjaf under the ,united ,nations ,framework ,convention on ,climate ,change1 rather than ratifying it as a treaty with the advice and consent of the ,senate1 a requirement stated in article ,,ii1 section #b of the ,constitution2 ,whereas in addition to entering into the ,agreement without congressional approval1 burdensome regulatory measures have put the ,united ,states at a competitive disadvantage1 costing ,american jobs and increasing energy costs for consumers and taxpayers2 ,whereas according to one report1 implementing policies to comply with the ,paris ,agreement would have increased electricity costs for a family of #d between #ac and #bj percent annually2 ,whereas a cost-benefit analysis was not conducted at the time of commitments1 and subsequent reports have found that meeting the commitments agreed to could cost the ,united ,states ,,gdp #bej1jjj1jjj1jjj and #b1gjj1jjj jobs by #bjbe2 ,whereas all #bh ,european ,union countries are falling short of their commitments under the ,paris ,agreement1 and meanwhile1 the world's worst emitters1 ,china1 ,russia1 and ,india1 are exempted from its requirements2 ,whereas according to the ,international ,energy ,agency1 the ,united ,states has seen the largest absolute decline in emissions among all countries since #bjjj2 ,whereas a recent study showed that the ,paris ,agreement will not have any meaningful impact on climate change1 reducing global average temperatures by just #j4jhf ,f in #bajj2 ,whereas the ,united ,states is pioneering environmental protection without international interference1 is a world leader at reducing pollutants known to cause immediate harm to humans1 and is ranked number one in the world for clean water1 according to the ,world ,health ,organization's airborne particulate matter standards and the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 and ,whereas instead of binding the ,united ,states to international agreements that put ,americans at a national security and economic disadvantage to our competitors abroad1 we should be focused on continuing to reduce emissions1 developing and exporting clean energy technologies1 and making our communities more resilient1 all while ensuring affordable1 reliable energy prices and prioritizing the consumer1 ,american security1 and prosperity3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,united ,states should formally submit its notification to withdraw from the ,paris ,agreement4