{"id":"50b4405a-3b39-453c-98cd-5e9b07cc368c","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"hconres","billNumber":46,"title":"Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.","displayTitle":"Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.","abstract":"This resolution declares that climate restoration, along with achieving net-zero CO2 emissions, are climate policy priorities. It also urges the President, the Department of State, and the United Nations to take actions that will restore the climate and stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at preindustrial levels.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>Atmospheric CO2 is now around 420 parts per million — 50 percent higher than preindustrial levels — and this resolution says Congress has an obligation to future generations to bring it back down. It formally declares that \"climate restoration\" (reducing CO2 to below 300 ppm) should be a national policy priority alongside reaching net-zero emissions. The resolution estimates this would require removing roughly 50 billion tons of CO2 per year for 20 years, and calls on the President and State Department to pursue international action to stabilize greenhouse gas levels.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["ENVIRONMENT"],"introducedAt":"2025-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/46","accountabilityFlags":{},"tldr":"Declares reducing CO2 below 300 ppm a national priority — would require removing 50 billion tons of CO2 yearly for 20 years.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","chamber":"HOUSE","policyArea":"Environmental Protection","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":null,"latestTextVersion":null,"textVersionUsed":"Introduced in House","dateAdded":"2026-04-06T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-04-06T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"50b4405a-3b39-453c-98cd-5e9b07cc368c","feedIdentityKey":"119/hconres/46","websiteBillId":"HCONRES-46","yourvoiceSummary":"Atmospheric CO2 is now around 420 parts per million — 50 percent higher than preindustrial levels — and this resolution says Congress has an obligation to future generations to bring it back down. It formally declares that \"climate restoration\" (reducing CO2 to below 300 ppm) should be a national policy priority alongside reaching net-zero emissions. The resolution estimates this would require removing roughly 50 billion tons of CO2 per year for 20 years, and calls on the President and State Department to pursue international action to stabilize greenhouse gas levels.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T08:05:03.48061+00:00"}