S Res 30 in Congressional Session 110

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : S Res 30

 

Title : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments.

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
3/29/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment.    (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should act to reduce risks posed by global climate change and to foster economic growth by: (1) participating in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and leading efforts in other international fora with the objective of securing U.S. participation in binding agreements that advance and protect U.S. interests, that establish mitigation commitments by all countries that are major emitters of greenhouse gases, that establish flexible international mechanisms to minimize the cost of efforts by participating countries, and that achieve a significant long-term reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) establishing a bipartisan Senate observer group to monitor international negotiations on climate change and to ensure that the advice and consent function of the Senate is exercised to facilitate timely consideration of any applicable treaty.

Votes

Title : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments.
Votes in the US Senate
This Bill was not Voted in the US Senate
Votes in the US House
This Bill was not Voted in the US House

Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of S Res 30
 
Bill Number : S Res 30
Title : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/16/2007)      
ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

    Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] - 6/7/2007

    Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] - 2/13/2007

    Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 2/13/2007

    Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 4/24/2007

    Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 4/24/2007

    Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 4/24/2007

    Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 2/13/2007

    Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 4/24/2007

    Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Klobuchar, Amy [MN] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 4/24/2007

    Sen Levin, Carl [MI] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 2/13/2007

    Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] - 1/16/2007

    Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 3/28/2007

    Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 2/13/2007

    Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 4/24/2007

    Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] - 6/7/2007

    Sen Tester, Jon [MT] - 4/24/2007

    Sen Warner, John [VA] - 5/7/2007

    Sen Webb, Jim [VA] - 3/28/2007

Other Info

Bill Number : S Res 30
Title : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments.
 
MAJOR ACTIONS:
 
1/16/2007 Introduced in Senate
 
3/29/2007 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
 
3/29/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.
 
ALL ACTIONS:
 
1/16/2007:Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S611-612)
 
1/16/2007:Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S610-611)
 
3/28/2007:Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
 
3/29/2007:Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
 
3/29/2007:Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.