,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #df  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7=       
himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 &
 ,mr4 ,?an$>7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 = 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$    
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates is   
committ$ to ensur+ a safe & heal?y      
climate = future g5]ations1 & ?us to    
re/or+ ! climate4  ,:]eas humanity has  
an obligation to future g5]ations to    
re/ore & ma9ta9 a safe climate t ensures
 our long-t]m survival2 ,:]eas1 prior to
 ! indu/rial revolution1 humans h nev]  
liv$ ) a su/a9$ atmosph]ic c>bon dioxide
 7,,co#b7 conc5tration above #cjj p>ts  
p] million 7ppm72 ,:]eas today's        

atmosph]ic ,,co#b conc5tration is       
approximately #dbj ppm1 #ej p]c5t high] 
?an 9 pre9du/rial times1 result+ 9      
de/ructive impacts on climate1          
agriculture1 ! environm5t1 human heal?1 
& economies ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,framework ,conv5tion on       
,climate ,*ange set its climate goal to 
/abilize gre5h\se gas 7,,ghg7 levels 9  
#aiib1 :5 ! atmosph]ic ,,co#b           
conc5tration 0 #cej ppm1 :i* is !       
maximum level !oriz$ to su/a9 !         
ecosy/ems to :i* humans h adapt$2       
,:]eas1 9 ?is resolution1 climate       
re/oration ref]s to-- 7#a7 ! goal (     
re/or+ ! atmosph]ic ,,co#b conc5tration 
to t :i* humans h surviv$ long-t]m1     
7bel[ #cjj ppm72 &  7#b7 actions requir$
 to a*ieve t conc5tration2 ,:]eas       
climate re/oration is a crucial         
complem5t to rapid & deep emissions     
r$uctions2 ,:]eas climate re/oration by 
#bjej1 w require remov+ approximately   
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj tons ( ,,co#b f !    
atmosph]e1 or net #ej1jjj1jjj1jjj tons  

p] ye> = #bj ye>s2 ,:]eas1 approximately
 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj tons ( ,,co#b 7     
remov$ f ! atmosph]e by natural         
processes #aj times 9 ! la/ #a1jjj1jjj  
ye>s1 & naturally occurr+ me*anisms are 
capable ( remov+ geologically           
significant am\nts ( atmosph]ic ,,co#b1 
includ+ c>bon seque/ration by ! ocean   
c>bon biological pump2 ,:]eas sci5ti/s &
 te*nologi/s h develop$ & demon/rat$    
,,co#b seque/ration me?ods t replicate &
 lev]age ^! natural processes 9 ways t  
significantly r$uce atmosph]ic ,,co#b   
conc5trations2 ,:]eas ,congress %\ld    
enc\rage inve/igation & inve/m5t 9      
,,co#b removal me?ods & te*nologies t   
lev]age exi/+ natural processes1 z well 
z o!r te*nologies2 ,:]eas1 9 addition to
 ,,co#b removal1 re/or+ ! ,e>?'s en]gy  
balance relies on r$uc+ fe$back loops t 
negatively affect surface alb$o1 global 
ocean & atmosph]ic circulation patt]ns1 
& cl\d cov]2 ,:]eas remov+ me?ane & o!r 
%ort-liv$ climate pollutants f !        
atmosph]e betwe5 n[ & #bjcj is ess5tial 

z a bridge to a*iev+ long] t]m climate  
re/oration2 ,:]eas climate re/oration w 
b5efit ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by r$uc+   
loss & damage f heat waves1 floods1     
/orms1 dr\ghts1 wildfires1 & o!r disa/]s
 exac]bat$ by climate *ange1 :ile       
produc+ positive effects on human &     
ecosy/em heal?1 along ) b5efit+ !       
economy z a :ole2 ,:]eas climate        
re/oration is a precondition =          
int]g5]ational climate ju/ice1 z "y p w 
suff] ! wor/ effects ( climate breakd[n2
 ,:]eas ! urg5t action ne$$ to re/ore a 
safe climate is consi/5t ) ,h4 ,res4    
#ige1 introduc$ 9 #bjbb1 & ,h4 ,res4    
#bei1 introduc$ 9 #bjbc1 :i* are        
resolutions t recognize ! m5tal heal?   
impacts ( recurr5t climate-relat$       
disa/]s on y\?1 a gr\p especially       
vuln]able to ! physical & m5tal heal?   
impacts ( climate-relat$ disa/]s1 & ! f>
 great] suff]+ "y p & future g5]ations w
 endure if ! climate cont9ues to wors52 
& ,:]eas1 on ,july #c1 #bjbc1 !         
,cali=nia ,s5ate pass$ ,,sr-#cd1 becom+ 

! fir/ ,/ate to pass a resolution =mally
 recogniz+ an obligation to future      
g5]ations to re/ore ! atmosph]ic ,,co#b 
conc5tration to a safe level1 bel[ #cjj 
ppm1 & call+ = action by ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t1 9 ! =m ( an int]national     
climate treaty1 to re/ore & /abilize    
gre5h\se gas conc5trations z a common   
climate goal3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t       
,congress-- 7#a7 =mally recognizes its  
obligation to future g5]ations to re/ore
 a safe climate2  7#b7 decl>es t climate
 re/oration1 along ) a*iev+ net-z]o     
,,co#b emissions1 are climate policy    
priorities2 &  7#c7 calls on !          
,presid5t1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 & ,unit$  
,/ates ,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,nations 
to take actions t w re/ore ! climate &  
/abilize gre5h\se gas conc5trations at  
pre9du/rial levels4