H.R. 407: Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act

Plain summary

Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act This bill requires the President to notify Congress at least 30 days before submitting to the other parties of the Paris Agreement the climate change-related actions the United States will take. (The agreement refers to these planned actions as nationally determined contributions.) The notification to Congress must contain certain information including (1) a detailed economic justification of the planned actions, (2) a cost-benefit analysis of the actions, and (3) a description of how the actions will support U.S. efforts to counter the malign influence of the Chinese and Russian governments over energy supply chains. The Paris Agreement requires each party to periodically submit its planned actions for addressing climate change, such as a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by a certain level.

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Official text

Responsible Climate Action and American Competitiveness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 7 cosponsors

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Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Ronny Jackson (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr407.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr407 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117