HOUSE 2780117th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.

Insular Area Climate Change Act

Last Action: 12/30/2022

Actions

2022-12-30Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
2022-12-30Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
2022-12-30Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
2022-12-30Committee on Transportation discharged.
2022-12-30Committee on Transportation discharged.
2022-12-30Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2022-12-30Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2022-12-30Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-686, Part I.
2022-12-30Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-686, Part I.
2021-07-14Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
2021-07-14Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2021-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2021-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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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CRS Summary

As of 2022-12-30 (08)

Insular Area Climate Change Act

This bill provides support through programs and financial assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau).

For example, the bill requires the Technical Assistance Program of the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to the territories and Freely Associated States.

It also establishes an Insular Area National Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency to build and strengthen infrastructure to withstand natural disasters, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, and provide technical assistance in the territories and Freely Associated States.

Additionally, the bill establishes several grant programs to assess and reduce the impacts of climate change, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, or expand sustainable infrastructure to withstand natural disasters in the territories and Freely Associated States.

Cosponsors (13)

Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
A. McEachin (D-VA)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Joe Neguse (D-CO)

Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Aquatic ecology
Atmospheric science and weather
Caribbean area
Chemical and biological weapons
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Energy revenues and royalties

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