H.R. 9003: Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020
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H.R. 9003: Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-12-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-12-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020
Plain summary
Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a Joint Department of State and USAID Strategy to Address the Global Climate Change Crisis. The State Department must also designate its Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to coordinate State Department and USAID efforts to guide U.S. foreign policy related to global climate change. Further, the State Department must include specified climate-related items and estimates in its annual budget request.
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Official text
Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · 3 cosponsors
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William R. Keating (D-MA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr9003.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr9003 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116