Expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report titled "Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty". 2018-11-13 Introduced in House Recognizes and accepts the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the special report on the impacts of global warming.

Expresses the sense that immediate action by Congress and the Administration is needed to reduce greenhouse gases.

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