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H.R. 9: Climate Action Now Act

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H.R. 9: Climate Action Now Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-27 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 10 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 175 (2019): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR9 (2019-05-02), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Climate Action Now Act

Plain summary

Climate Action Now Act This bill requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to withdraw from the agreement. (Sec. 4) The bill outlines what must be included in the plan, including descriptions of steps to (1) cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, and (2) confirm that other parties to the agreement with major economies are fulfilling their announced contributions. The President must seek and publish comments from the public when submitting and updating the plan. (Sec. 5) Within six months, the President must report on the effect of the Paris Agreement on clean energy job development in rural communities. (Sec. 6) Within six months, the President must also contract with the National Academy of Sciences to report on the potential impacts of a withdrawal by the United States from the agreement on the global economic competitiveness of the U.S. economy and on U.S. workers. (Sec. 8) Within one year, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the impact of the plan on U.S. territories.

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Official text

Climate Action Now Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · 224 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 9, Climate Action Now Act (2019-04-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 9, Climate Action Now Act (2019-04-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Levin (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Sean Casten (D-IL), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Paul Tonko (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and 164 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] reported raising $4.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr9 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116