,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjba,mr4
 ,blum5au] 7= himself1 ,ms4             
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mrs4    
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4
 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,quigley1
 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,lev9 (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4          
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4      
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4  
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4
 ,y>mu?1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,neguse1  
,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4       
,b[man1 & ,ms4 ,jayapal7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committees on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1      
,education & ,labor1 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 
,natural ,res\rces1 ,agriculture1 &     
,small ,bus9ess1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  

fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,presid5t to decl>e a national climate  
em]g5cy "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,climate 
,em]g5cy ,act ( #bjba or ! ,climate     
,em]g5cy ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ye>s   
#bjaj to #bjai 7 ! hotte/ decade on     
record4  7#b7 ,global atmosph]ic        
conc5trations ( ! prim>y global w>m+    
pollutant1 c>bon dioxide-- 7,a7 h       
increas$ by #dj p]c5t s9ce pre9du/rial  
times1 f #bhj p>ts p] million to #dae   
p>ts p] million1 prim>ily due to human  
activities1 includ+ ! burn+ ( fossil    
fuels & de=e/ation2  7,b7 are ris+ at a 
rate ( #b to #c p>ts p] million         
annually2 &  7,c7 mu/ be r$uc$ to n m   
?an #cej p>ts p] million1 & likely l[]1 
if humanity wi%es to pres]ve a planet   
simil> to t on :i* civilization develop$
 & to :i* life on ,e>? is adapt$1       
accord+ to =m] ,national ,a]onautics &  

,space ,adm9i/ration climatologi/ ,dr4  
,james ,hans54  7#c7 ,global atmosph]ic 
conc5trations ( o!r global w>m+         
pollutants1 includ+ me?ane1 nitr\s      
oxide1 & hydr(luoroc>bons1 h also       
increas$ sub/antially s9ce pre9du/rial  
times1 prim>ily due to human activities1
 includ+ ! burn+ ( fossil fuels4  7#d7  
,climate sci5ce & obs]vations ( climate 
*ange impacts1 includ+ ocean w>m+1 ocean
 acidification1 floods1 dr\ghts1        
wildfires1 & extreme wea!r1 demon/rate t
 a global rise 9 temp]ature ( #a4e      
degree ,celsius above pre9du/rial levels
 is already hav+ dang]\s impacts on     
human populations & ! environm5t4  7#e7 
,accord+ to ! #bjah ,national ,climate  
,assessm5t1 climate *ange due to global 
w>m+ has caus$1 & is expect$ to cont9ue 
to cause1 sub/antial int]f]5ce ) & gr[+ 
losses to human heal? & safety1         
infra/ructure1 prop]ty1 indu/ry1        
recreation1 natural res\rces1           
agricultural sy/ems1 & quality ( life 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7 ,accord+ to !    

,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 climate *ange is already 
increas+ ! frequ5cy ( extreme wea!r &   
o!r climate-relat$ disa/]s1 includ+     
dr\ght1 wildfire1 & /orms t include     
precipitation4  7#g7 ,climate-relat$    
natural disa/]s h increas$ expon5tially 
ov] ! pa/ decade1 co/+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates m
 ?an d\ble ! long-t]m av]age dur+ !     
p]iod ( #bjad ?r\gh #bjah1 ) total co/s 
( natural disa/]s dur+ t p]iod (        
approximately #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye>4  
7#h7 ,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease    
,control & ,prev5tion1 !re are          
wide-rang+1 acute1 & fatal public heal? 
consequ5ces f climate *ange t impact    
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#i7 ,accord+ to ! ,national ,climate & 
,heal? ,assessm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,global ,*ange ,rese>* ,program1 climate
 *ange is a significant ?reat to ! heal?
 ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 lead+ to      
increas$-- 7,a7 temp]ature-relat$ dea?s 
& illnesses2  7,b7 air quality impacts2 
7,c7 extreme wea!r ev5ts2  7,d7 numb]s (

 vector-borne diseases2  7,e7 wat]borne 
illnesses2  7,f7 food safety1 nutrition1
 & di/ribution complications2 &  7,g7   
m5tal heal? & well-be+ conc]ns4  7#aj7  
,! consequ5ces ( climate *ange already  
disproportionately impact frontl9e      
communities & endang] populations made  
especially vuln]able by exi/+ exposure  
to extreme wea!r ev5ts1 su* z *ildr51 ! 
eld]ly1 & individuals ) pre-exi/+       
disabilities & heal? conditions4  7#aa7 
,individuals & families on ! frontl9es (
 climate *ange across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+ t]ritories1 liv+ ) income       
inequality & pov]ty1 in/itutional       
racism1 inequity on ! basis ( g5d] &    
sexual ori5tation1 poor infra/ructure1 &
 lack ( access to heal? c>e1 h\s+1 clean
 wat]1 & food security are (t5 9 close  
proximity to environm5tal /ressors or   
s\rces ( pollution1 p>ticul>ly          
communities ( color1 indig5\s           
communities1 & l[-income communities1   
:i*-- 7,a7 are (t5 ! fir/ expos$ to !   
impacts ( climate *ange2  7,b7 exp]i5ce 

outsiz$ risk because ( ! close proximity
 ( ! community to environm5tal haz>ds & 
/ressors1 9 addition to collocation )   
wa/e & o!r s\rces ( pollution2 &  7,c7 h
 ! fewe/ res\rces to mitigate ^? impacts
 or to relocate1 :i* w exac]bate        
preexi/+ *all5ges4  7#ab7 ,accord+ to   
,dr4 ,bev]ly ,wright & ,dr4 ,rob]t      
,bull>d1 environm5tal & public heal?    
?reats f natural & human-made disa/]s   
are n r&omly di/ribut$1 affect+ "s      
communities m ?an o!rs1 & !re=e a       
response to ! climate em]g5cy           
necessitates ! adoption ( policies &    
processes root$ 9 pr9ciples ( racial    
equity1 self-det]m9ation1 & democracy1 z
 well z ! fundam5tal human rights ( all 
p to clean air & wat]1 heal?y food1     
adequate l&1 education1 & %elt]1 z      
promulgat$ 9 ! #aiia ,pr9ciples (       
,environm5tal ,ju/ice4  7#ac7 ,climate  
*ange holds grave & imm$iate consequ5ces
 n j = ! population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+ t]ritories1 b = communities     
across ! _w1 p>ticul>ly ^? communities 9

 ! ,global ,s\? on ! frontl9es ( !      
climate crisis t are at risk ( =c$      
displacem5t4  7#ad7 ,communities 9      
rural1 urban1 & suburban areas are all  
dramatically affect$ by climate *ange1  
?\gh ! specific economic1 heal?1 social1
 & environm5tal impacts may be diff]5t4 
7#ae7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se1 & ! intellig5ce community h  
id5tifi$ climate *ange z a ?reat to     
national security1 & ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security views climate *ange z 
a top homel& security risk4  7#af7      
,climate *ange is a ?reat multipli] ) ! 
pot5tial-- 7,a7 to exac]bate _m ( !     
*all5ges ! ,unit$ ,/ates already        
confronts1 includ+ conflicts ov] sc>ce  
res\rces1 conditions conducive to viol5t
 extremism1 & ! spread ( infecti\s      
diseases2 &  7,b7 to produce new1       
un=eseeable *all5ges 9 ! future4  7#ag7 
,! ,unit$ ,nations ,int]gov]nm5tal      
,panel on ,climate ,*ange project$ 9    
#bjah t ! ,e>? c\ld w>m #a4e degrees    
,celsius above pre9du/rial levels z e>ly

 z #bjcj4  7#ah7 ,! climatic *anges     
result+ f global w>m+ above #a4e degrees
 ,celsius above pre9du/rial levels1     
includ+ *anges result+ f global w>m+ ( m
 ?an #b degrees ,celsius above          
pre9du/rial levels1 are project$ to     
result 9 irrev]sible1 cata/rophic *anges
 to public heal?1 livelihoods1 quality (
 life1 food security1 wat] supplies1    
human security1 & economic gr[?4  7#ai7 
,! ,unit$ ,nations ,int]gov]nm5tal      
,sci5ce-,policy ,plat=m on ,biodiv]sity 
& ,ecosy/em ,s]vices f\nd 9 #bjai t     
human-induc$ climate *ange is pu%+ !    
planet t[>d ! six? mass species         
ext9ction1 :i* ?reat5s ! food security1 
wat] supply1 & well-be+ ( billions ( p4 
7#bj7 ,accord+ to climate sci5ti/s1     
limit+ global w>m+ to n m ?an #a4e      
degrees ,celsius above pre9du/rial      
levels1 & likely l[]1 is mo/ likely to  
avoid irrev]sible & cata/rophic climate 
*ange4  7#ba7 ,ev5 ) global w>m+ up to  
#a4e degrees ,celsius above pre9du/rial 
levels1 ! planet is project$ to         

exp]i5ce-- 7,a7 a significant rise 9 sea
 levels2  7,b7 extraord9>y loss (       
biodiv]sity2 &  7,c7 int5sify+ dr\ghts1 
floods1 wildfires1 & o!r extreme wea!r  
ev5ts4  7#bb7 ,accord+ to climate       
sci5ti/s1 address+ ! climate em]g5cy w  
require an economically j phase-out ( ! 
use ( oil1 gas1 & coal 9 ord] to keep ! 
c>bon t is ! prim>y con/itu5t ( fossil  
fuels 9 ! gr\nd & out ( ! atmosph]e4    
7#bc7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations ,int]gov]nm5tal
 ,panel on ,climate ,*ange has det]m9$ t
 limit+ w>m+ ?r\gh emissions r$uction & 
c>bon seque/ration w require rapid &    
imm$iate accel]ation & prolif]ation (   
f>-rea*+1 multilevel1 & cross-sectoral  
climate mitigation & transitions 9      
en]gy1 l&1 urban & rural infra/ructure  
7includ+ transport & build+s71 &        
indu/rial sy/ems4  7#bd7 ,9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 massive1 compreh5sive1 & urg5t  
gov]nm5tal action is requir$ imm$iately 
to a*ieve ! transitions ( ^? sy/ems 9   
response to ! sev]e exi/+ & project$    
economic1 social1 public heal?1 &       

national security ?reats pos$ by !      
climate crisis4  7#be7 ,! massive scope 
& scale ( action necess>y to /abilize ! 
climate w require unprec$5t$ levels (   
public aw>5ess1 engagem5t1 & delib]ation
 to develop & implem5t effective1 j1 &  
equitable policies to address ! climate 
crisis4  7#bf7 ,! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates protects ! fundam5tal     
rights to life1 lib]ty1 prop]ty1 & equal
 protection ( ! laws4  7#bg7 ,a climate 
sy/em capable ( su/a9+ human life is    
fundam5tal to a free & ord]$ society1 & 
is pres]vative ( fundam5tal rights1     
includ+ ! rights to life1 lib]ty1       
prop]ty1 p]sonal security1 family       
autonomy1 bodily integrity1 & ! ability 
to le>n1 practice1 & transmit cultural &
 religi\s traditions4  7#bh7 ,! ,unit$  
,/ates has a pr\d hi/ory (              
collaborative1 con/ructive1             
massive-scale ,f$]al mobilizations (    
res\rces & labor 9 ord] to solve great  
*all5ges1 su* z ! ,int]/ate ,highway    
,sy/em1 ! ,apollo #aa ,moon l&+1        

,recon/ruction1 ! ,new ,deal1 & ,_w ,w> 
,,ii4  7#bi7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates /&s       
uniquely pois$ to sub/antially gr[ !    
economy & atta9 social & heal? b5efits f
 a massive mobilization ( res\rces &    
labor t f> outweigh ! co/s climate *ange
 w inflict z a result ( inaction4  7#cj7
 ,millions ( middle class jobs c be     
creat$ by rais+ labor /&>ds ?r\gh       
project labor agreem5ts & protect+ &    
exp&+ ! "r ( work]s to organize s t     
work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! communities
 ( ^? work]s are gu>ante$ a /rong1      
viable economic future 9 a z]o-emissions
 economy t gu>antees good jobs at fair  
union wages ) quality b5efits4  7#ca7   
,frontl9e communities1 ,tribal gov]nm5ts
 & communities1 p ( color1 & labor      
unions mu/ be equitably & actively      
engag$ 9 ! climate mobilization1 9 su* a
 way t aligns ) ! #aiif ,jemez          
,pr9ciples ( ,democratic ,organiz+1 &   
prioritiz$ ?r\gh local climate          
mitigation & adaptation plann+1 policy1 
& program deliv]y s t work]s 9 ! ,unit$ 

,/ates1 & ! communities ( ^? work]s1 are
 gu>ante$ a /rong1 viable economic      
future4  7#cb7 ,a numb] ( local         
jurisdictions & gov]nm5ts 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 includ+ ,new ,york ,city & ,los 
,angeles1 & across ! _w1 includ+ !      
,unit$ ,k+dom1 ! ,republic ( ,irel&1    
,portugal1 & ,canada1 h already decl>$ a
 climate em]g5cy1 & a numb] ( ,/ate &   
local gov]nm5ts are consid]+ decl>+ a   
climate em]g5cy4  7#cc7 ,/ate1 local1 & 
,tribal gov]nm5ts mu/ be support$ 9     
ef=ts to hold to acc\nt ^? ^: activities
 h deep5$ & accel]at$ ! climate crisis &
 :o h b5efitt$ f delay$ action to       
address ! climate *ange em]g5cy & to    
develop a clean en]gy economy4  7#cd7 ,a
 collaborative response to ! climate    
crisis w require ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to  
"w ) int]national1 ,/ate1 & local       
gov]nm5ts1 includ+ ) ^? gov]nm5ts t h   
decl>$ a climate em]g5cy1 to rev]se !   
impacts ( ! climate crisis4  7#ce7 ,!   
,unit$ ,/ates has an obligation1 z a    
prim>y driv] ( accel]at$ climate *ange1 

to mobilize at em]g5cy spe$ to re/ore a 
safe climate & environm5t n j =         
communities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates b =       
communities across ! _w1 p>ticul>ly ^?  
on ! frontl9es ( ! climate crisis :i* h 
lea/ contribut$ to ! crisis1 & to acc\nt
 = global & community impacts ( any     
actions x takes 9 response to ! climate 
crisis4  #c4 ,em]g5cy decl>ation  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all decl>e a       
national em]g5cy "u section #bja ( !    
,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #afba7 ) respect to climate *ange4  7b7
 ,response ,9 respond+ to ! national    
em]g5cy decl>$ pursuant to subsection   
7a71 ! ,presid5t %all ensure t ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t-- 7#a7 inve/s 9 l>ge scale    
mitigation & resili5cy projects1 includ+
 projects t-- 7,a7 upgrade ! public     
infra/ructure to exp& access to clean & 
af=dable en]gy1 transportation1         
high-spe$ broadb&1 & wat]1 p>ticul>ly = 
public sy/ems2  7,b7 mod]nize & retr(it 
millions ( homes1 s*ools1 (fices1 &     
indu/rial build+s to cut pollution &    

co/s2  7,c7 inve/ 9 public heal?1 9     
prep>ation = & 9 response to increas+ly 
extreme climatic ev5ts2  7,d7 protect & 
re/ore wetl&s1 =e/s1 public l&s1 & o!r  
natural climate solutions2  7,e7 create 
opportunities = f>m]s & rural           
communities1 includ+ by bol/]+          
reg5]ative agriculture1 & inve/ 9 local 
& regional food sy/ems t support f>m]s1 
agricultural work]s1 heal?y soil1 &     
climate resili5ce2  7,f7 develop &      
trans=m ! indu/rial base ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 :ile creat+ high-skill1         
high-wage manufactur+ jobs across !     
c\ntry1 includ+ by exp&+ manufactur+ (  
clean te*nologies1 r$uc+ indu/rial      
pollution1 & prioritiz+ clean1 dome/ic  
manufactur+ = ! a=em5tion$ inve/m5ts2 & 
7,g7 e/abli% new employm5t programs1 z  
necess>y1 to meet ! goals describ$ 9    
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,f72  7#b7     
makes inve/m5ts t enable-- 7,a7 a       
racially & socially j transition to a   
clean en]gy economy by ensur+ t at lea/ 
#dj p]c5t ( inve/m5ts fl[ to hi/orically

 disadvantag$ communities2  7,b7        
gre5h\se gas emission r$uctions2  7,c7  
resili5ce 9 ! face ( climate *ange      
impacts2  7,d7 a racially & socially j  
transition to a clean en]gy economy2    
7,e7 small bus9ess support1 especially =
 wom5 & m9ority-own$ bus9esses2 &  7,f7 
! expansion ( public s]vices2  7#c7     
avoids solutions t-- 7,a7 increase      
inequality2  7,b7 exac]bate1 or fail to 
r$uce1 pollution at s\rce2  7,c7 violate
 human rights2  7,d7 privatize public   
l&s1 wat]1 or nature2  7,e7 exp$ite !   
de/ruction ( ecosy/ems2 or  7,f7        
decrease union d5sity or memb]%ip2  7#d7
 creates jobs t con=m to labor /&>ds t--
 7,a7 provide family su/a9+ wages &     
b5efits2  7,b7 ensure safe workplaces2  
7,c7 protect ! rights ( work]s to       
organize2 &  7,d7 prioritize ! hir+ (   
local work]s to ensure wages /ay )9     
communities & /imulate local economic   
activity2  7#e7 prioritizes local &     
equitable hir+ & contract+ t creates    
opportunities =-- 7,a7 communities (    

color & indig5\s communities2  7,b7     
wom52  7,c7 vet]ans2  7,d7 ,,lgbtqia    
individuals2  7,e7 disabl$ & *ronically 
ill individuals2  7,f7 =m]ly inc>c]at$  
individuals2 &  7,g7 o!rwise m>g9aliz$  
communities2  7#f7 combats environm5tal 
inju/ice1 includ+ by-- 7,a7 curtail+    
air1 wat]1 & l& pollution f all s\rces2 
7,b7 remov+ heal? haz>ds f communities2 
7,c7 rem$iat+ ! cumulative heal? &      
environm5tal impacts ( toxic pollution &
 climate *ange2  7,d7 ensur+ t affect$  
communities h equitable access to public
 heal? res\rces t h be5 sy/emically d5i$
 to communities ( color & ,indig5\s     
communities2 &  7,e7 uphold+ !          
fundam5tal rights ( all ,am]icans f !   
p]ils ( climate *ange2 &  7#g7 re9ve/s 9
 exi/+ public sector in/itutions &      
creates new public sector in/itutions1  
inspir$ by & improv+ ^u ,new ,deal-era  
in/itutions by address+ hi/oric         
inequities1 to /rategically & coh]5tly  
mobilize & *annel inve/m5ts at ! scale &
 pace requir$ by ! national em]g5cy     

decl>$ pursuant to subsection 7a74  7c7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e ye> !reaft]1 !
 ,presid5t %all submit to ,congress a   
report describ+ actions tak5 9 response 
to ! national em]g5cy decl>$ pursuant to
 subsection 7a74