Introduced
S. CON. RES. 18
July 16, 2025
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Welch) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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.
- (1) leadership in the United States urgently needs—
- (A) to recognize and address the current health and safety emergency faced by children that is well documented and supported by the scientific community;
- (B) to express its opposition to President Trump’s Executive orders that unleash fossil fuels, increase greenhouse gas emissions, block the transition to vital clean, renewable energy, and chill climate change-related speech; and
- (C) to demand the Trump administration—
- (i) comply with congressional statutory mandates and reverse ongoing implementation of the Executive orders that increase fossil fuel production, block clean, renewable energy and electric vehicles, and weaken protections for children;