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H.R. 1618: RESPOND Act of 2021

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H.R. 1618: RESPOND Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-08 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.

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Official title

RESPOND Act of 2021

Plain summary

Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster Act of 2021 or the RESPOND Act of 2021 This bill addresses issues related to the impact of climate change on the economy, including federal retirement plans. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board must establish an advisory panel on the economics of climate change to advise on how the board may invest in clean and renewable energy and make investments in a manner that helps ensure net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 2050. The board must then assess whether implementing low-carbon investment strategies is profitable and consistent with its duties. If the board cannot implement such strategies, the bill establishes the Climate Choice Stock Index Fund as part of the Federal Employees Retirement System's Thrift Savings Plan. This fund is established as an investment portfolio that performs similarly to other plan index funds, but does not invest in fossil fuels. Finally, the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission must annually report on the economic costs of climate change.

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Official text

RESPOND Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · 12 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1618 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117