[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 113 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 113

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
       States should formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2021

   Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
Estes, Mr. Babin, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Mann) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
       States should formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

Whereas President Obama unilaterally accepted the Paris Agreement in August 2016 
        under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, rather 
        than ratifying it as a treaty with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
        a requirement stated in article II, section 2 of the Constitution;
Whereas the agreement entered into force on November 4, 2016;
Whereas, on June 1, 2017, President Trump announced that the United States would 
        cease all implementation of the Paris Agreement;
Whereas, on January 20, 2021, President Biden followed President Obama's 
        precedent by unilaterally rejoining the Paris Agreement without 
        congressional consent;
Whereas in addition to the United States having entered into the agreement 
        without congressional approval, burdensome regulatory measures will put 
        the United States at a competitive disadvantage, costing American jobs 
        and increasing energy costs for consumers and taxpayers;
Whereas according to one report, implementing policies to comply with the Paris 
        Agreement will increase electricity costs for a family of 4 between 13 
        and 20 percent annually;
Whereas a cost-benefit analysis was not conducted at the time of commitments, 
        and subsequent reports have found that meeting the commitments agreed to 
        could cost the United States GDP $250,000,000,000 and 2,700,000 jobs by 
        2025;
Whereas all 28 European Union countries are falling short of their commitments 
        under the Paris Agreement, and meanwhile, the world's worst emitters, 
        China, Russia, and India, are exempted from its requirements;
Whereas according to the International Energy Agency, the United States has seen 
        the largest absolute decline in emissions among all countries since 
        2000;
Whereas a recent study showed that the Paris Agreement will not have any 
        meaningful impact on climate change, reducing global average 
        temperatures by just 0.086F in 2100;
Whereas the United States is pioneering environmental protection without 
        international interference, is a world leader at reducing pollutants 
        known to cause immediate harm to humans, and is ranked number one in the 
        world for clean water, according to the World Health Organization's 
        airborne particulate matter standards and the Environmental Protection 
        Agency; and
Whereas instead of binding the United States to international agreements that 
        put Americans at a national security and economic disadvantage to its 
        competitors abroad, the United States should be focused on continuing to 
        reduce emissions, developing and exporting clean energy technologies, 
        and making its communities more resilient, all while ensuring 
        affordable, reliable energy prices and prioritizing the consumer, 
        American security, and prosperity: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States should formally resubmit its 
notification to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
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