Climate Change (generally)
S. 5469
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Hirono
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Haw.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
35
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S6912

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Climate Adaptation Science Center and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to respond to the effects of extreme weather events and climate trends.

S. 5490
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Welch
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Vt.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
35
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S6972

would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain a communications program to communicate with the general public about patterns and trends with respect to changing weather and climate.

S. 5495
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Finance
Sponsor Name
Van Hollen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Md.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
35
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54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S6973

would cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals.

H.R. 10340
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Grijalva
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ariz.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
35
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H6800

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Climate Adaptation Science Center and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to respond to the effects of extreme weather events and climate trends.

H.R. 10360
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Escobar
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Tex.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
35
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54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H7110

would require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of DOD to challenges relating to climate change and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the Department.

S. 5385
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Sponsor Name
Lankford
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Okla.
Issue
1
Volume
55
Update Issue
34
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54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S6723

would prohibit federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas, unless compliant with OMB guidance. 

A National Security Threat Without Borders: Climate Change and the Need for Military Facility Modernization
Author
Janessa H. Brito
Author Bios (long)

Major Janessa H. Brito is a 2024 LL.M. graduate of the George Washington University Law School and a judge advocate general in the U.S. Air Force.

Date
December 2024
Volume
54
Issue
12
Page
11035
Type
Articles
Summary

The U.S. military has recognized climate change as a national security threat. Over the past three decades, installations across the country have experienced infrastructure damage, personnel evacuations, and millions or billions in rebuilding or repair costs. This Article argues that most military facilities are woefully unprepared for these impacts; to expedite action, it calls for a focus on expanding Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for infrastructure-related procurement, as well as specific measures, mandates, and responses. The Article examines recent devastating weather events across Air Force installations in Florida and California. It then discusses recent laws on environmental response, with a focus on the National Defense Authorization Acts and specific provisions for infrastructure, facility, and related environmental measures, and highlights various directives, plans, and spending behavior. It concludes by proposing top-down solutions for speeding procurement and broadening use of OTAs.

H.R. 10174
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Barragan
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
1
Volume
55
Update Issue
33
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H6154

would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to support the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of zero emission vessels and retrofit or replacement of existing vessels with zero emission technologies and charging or fueling infrastructure.

H.R. 10120
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Financial Services
Sponsor Name
Balderson
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ohio
Issue
1
Volume
55
Update Issue
33
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54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H6012

would nullify certain interagency guidance related to climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.

H.R. 10117
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Foreign Affairs the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Escobar
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Tex.
Issue
1
Volume
55
Update Issue
32
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H5975

would authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate climate change and reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit global average temperature rise.