US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HCR46

Introduced
7/23/25  

Caption

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.

Impact

The resolution highlights various strategies for climate restoration, including significant carbon dioxide reduction efforts that are necessary to achieve a safe climate by 2050. It specifies a goal of removing around 1 trillion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere over a span of twenty years, with annual removal targets specified. By focusing on scientific development and investment in CO2 removal technologies, HCR46 outlines a path that aligns with the broader goals of achieving net-zero emissions and stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations. This focus is crucial as it will address the numerous adverse effects climate change poses, including on agriculture, human health, and global economies.

Summary

HCR46 expresses the sense of Congress regarding the significance of ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations. The concurrent resolution emphasizes the obligation humanity has to restore and maintain a climate that supports human survival, pointing out that prior to the industrial revolution, CO2 levels were consistently below 300 parts per million (ppm), which has since been exceeded, currently standing at approximately 420 ppm. The resolution encapsulates a call for action to both restore atmospheric conditions and aims for long-term sustainability.

Contention

Despite its supportive framing of climate restoration, HCR46 may face challenges and contention from different political and economic sectors. Some critics could argue that achieving such ambitious goals requires significant funding and may necessitate transformational changes to industries and economies reliant on fossil fuels. Furthermore, debates may arise around the prioritization of climate restoration measures compared to immediate economic needs, especially in regions dependent on climate-sensitive industries.

Notable_points

HCR46 also ties into a broader narrative around intergenerational justice, as it highlights the disproportionate effects climate change will have on future generations, particularly the youth. Recognizing the mental health impacts associated with recurrent climate disasters is another notable point, aligning the resolution with more comprehensive concerns regarding the well-being of young people. This approach may stimulate discussions on both the urgency of climate action and the ethical responsibilities that current generations hold towards the future.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

US HCR44

Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

US SCR18

A concurrent resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

US HR568

Recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.

US SR318

A resolution recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.

US SR76

Urging The Governor, Mayors Of Each County, And The State To Work Towards A Just Climate Future By Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Into Policy And Decision-making Processes Related To Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, And Climate Resiliency.

US SCR93

Urging The Governor, Mayors Of Each County, And The State To Work Towards A Just Climate Future By Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Into Policy And Decision-making Processes Related To Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, And Climate Resiliency.

US SR579

A resolution affirming the importance of the Social Security program to the people of the United States and expressing the sense of the Senate that Social Security must be preserved, protected, and strengthened for current and future generations.

US SR36

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States, States, cities, Tribal nations, businesses, institutions of higher education, and other institutions in the United States should work toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

US HR506

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Social Security should be preserved and protected for current beneficiaries, and for future generations to come.

US SR248

A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.