,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #eeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 
,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4       
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,ms4 ,blunt     
,ro*e/]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ t oceans are   
w>m+ due to human-caus$ climate *ange4  
,:]eas climate *ange is caus+ ! oceans  
to absorb r\ghly #ad zettaj\les ( excess
 heat e ye>2 ,:]eas ! top #b1jjj met]s (
 ! global ocean h be5 significantly     
w>n+1 ga9+ approximately #cgb zettaj\les
 ( excess heat s9ce #aiee2 ,:]eas1 by   
#bajj1 x is project$ t ! rate ( ocean   
w>m+ 9 ! top #b1jjj met]s w be #b to #f 
times great] ?an ! rate ( w>m+ at ! "t (
 ! introduction ( ?is resolution2 ,:]eas
 ocean w>m+ c h delet]i\s effects on    
biodiv]sity & sea life1 includ+ ! heal? 
( coral reefs1 :i* contribute           

#c1djj1jjj1jjj annually to ! ,unit$     
,/ates economy2 ,:]eas ocean w>m+ w     
cause ,unit$ ,/ates fi% populations to  
move across int]national b\nd>ies or    
into ! high seas1 caus+ economic        
unc]ta9ty = fi%]m52 ,:]eas climate *ange
 is acidify+ ! oceans1 ?reat5+ !        
environm5tal heal? & biodiv]sity ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ocean w>m+ &      
acidification c cause num]\s h>ms to    
ocean life1 includ+ to species ) calcium
 c>bonate %ells1 :i* are key compon5ts (
 ! ocean's food webs2 ,:]eas w>m+ sea   
surface temp]atures w %r9k populations (
 ! _w's mo/ abundant phytoplankton1     
significantly damag+ ! ocean food web2  
,:]eas w>m] oceans w increase ! risk &  
sev]ity ( h>mful algal blooms1          
especially 9 ! spr+ & summ] mon?s1 :i*  
at ! "t ( ! introduction ( ?is          
resolution co/ betwe5 #aj1jjj1jjj &     
#ajj1jjj1jjj annually on av]age & h>m   
ecosy/ems1 fi%]ies1 dr9k+ wat]1 public  
heal?1 recreation1 & t\rism2 ,:]eas     
increas$ ocean temp]atures h exp&$      

,vibrio conc5trations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 a bact]ial pa?og5 t c cause sev]e      
illness1 infection1 & dea? 9 humans2    
,:]eas w>m] oceans increase evaporation 
rates1 increas+ atmosph]ic humidity1 :i*
 fuels /rong] hurricanes & extreme      
precipitation ev5ts2 ,:]eas ocean w>m+  
caus$ ,nor? ,atlantic hurricanes at ! "t
 ( ! introduction ( ?is resolution to   
be1 on av]age1 a category m int5se1 )   
w9d spe$s av]ag+ #ah4f miles p] h\r     
fa/]1 wreak+ m damage2 & ,:]eas our     
oceans are w>m+ rapidly ea* ye>3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes t    
climate *ange is impos+ s]i\s h>ms on   
our oceans & on coa/al communities4