H.Res. 589: Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

H.Res. 589: Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-25 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

Plain summary

This resolution accepts the findings in the "Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate" published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and affirms that immediate action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the ocean and cryosphere.

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Official text

Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · 44 cosponsors

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Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ed Case (D-HI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Judy Chu (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres589.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres589 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116