[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 941 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 941

  Condemning the final agreement at the United Nations Climate Change 
  Conference that encourages ``transitioning away from fossil fuels''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2023

      Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Pfluger, and Mrs. 
Harshbarger) submitted the following resolution; which was 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning the final agreement at the United Nations Climate Change 
  Conference that encourages ``transitioning away from fossil fuels''.

Whereas, on June 1, 2017, President Trump withdrew the United States from the 
        Paris Agreement;
Whereas, on June 20, 2021, President Biden reinstated the United States in the 
        Paris Agreement;
Whereas the United Nations Climate Change Conference was concluded in Dubai on 
        December 13, 2023;
Whereas the United Nations Climate Change Conference global stocktake states the 
        following:

    (1) ``Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a 
just, orderly, and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical 
decade, so as to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 in keeping with the 
science.'';

    (2) ``Accelerating and substantially reducing non-carbon-dioxide 
emissions globally, including, in particular, methane emissions by 2030.''; 
and

    (3) ``Accelerating the reduction of emissions from road transport on a 
range of pathways, including through development of infrastructure and 
rapid deployment of zero and low-emission vehicles.'';

Whereas with the increase of domestic energy production, the United States has 
        exerted more influence on global energy markets, with average daily 
        exports of 3,500,000 barrels of crude oil and 10,600,000,000 cubic feet 
        of natural gas in 2022;
Whereas United States energy exports provide numerous economic and national 
        security benefits to the United States people, including strengthened 
        United States energy security, improved balance of trade, lessened 
        volatility in global markets, and the reduced ability of adversarial 
        countries to use energy as a weapon; and
Whereas the shale revolution led to the United States becoming the world's 
        largest oil and gas producer and a net exporter, and in 2019, economists 
        estimated this greater productivity reduced the domestic price of 
        natural gas by 63 percent and led to a 45-percent decrease in the 
        wholesale price of electricity, which, in turn, saved United States 
        consumers an estimated $203,000,000,000 annually, or $2,500 for a family 
        of four: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the sense of Congress that the United States 
        should not promote policies that would discourage fossil fuels; 
        and
            (2) the House of Representatives--
                    (A) urges the Biden administration to not implement 
                policies that are reflective of the United Nations 
                Climate Change Conference final agreement; and
                    (B) condemns the final agreement at the United 
                Nations Climate Change Conference.
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