Following the Senate’s inaction on the Green New Deal (where it failed a procedural motion), U.S. House Speaker Pelosi announced that House Democrats were introducing HR 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which aims to keep the United States in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Legislative proposals on climate change continue to be central on the agenda of House Democrats. Climate change is a pillar of House Democrats’ legislative agenda in the new Congress. HR 9 becomes the first actual climate bill in the House as opposed to being a proposal or resolution.
By Umair Irfan, Vox, March 27, 2019
