This page contains bill sponsorships in the Senate and House.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
Bill Sponsorship: H.Res.637/S.Res.386
Source: Resolution for 50% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2030
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should establish a national goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 for the purposes of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change, growing our economy, increasing our shared prosperity, improving public health, and preserving our national security.- Whereas failing to act on climate change will have a devastating impact on our Nation's economy, costing us billions of dollars in lost GDP;
- Whereas extreme weather, intensified by climate change, has already cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year in recovery efforts, and this will only continue if climate change is left unaddressed;
- Whereas climate change will have devastating public health implications, including increased asthma attacks and exacerbation of other respiratory diseases, especially in vulnerable populations;
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Whereas inaction on climate change will disproportionately impact communities of color and exacerbate existing economic inequalities;
- Whereas the transition to a clean energy economy is feasible with existing technology;
- Whereas the transition to clean energy will create millions of jobs and will increase our country's GDP and increase disposable household income;
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should--- Establish a national goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030; and
- Enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet this goal.
Also see the related House of Representatives resolution H.Res.637
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.
Question 18: Prioritize green energy
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Energy & Oil
- Headline: 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030
(Score: 2)
- Headline 2: 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030
(Score: 2)
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 2.
- Headline: 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030
(Answer: A)
- Headline 2: 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030
(Answer: A)
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 2 on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
- A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
- B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
- C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
- D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
- E: Unsure
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 16-SRes386 |
Richard Blumenthal |
s1o | CT Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Cory Booker |
s1o | NJ Democratic Jr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Barbara Boxer |
s1o | CA Democratic Jr Senator (retiring 2016) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Benjamin Cardin |
s2p | Maryland Democrat | Mar 3, 2016 |
Chris Coons |
s1o | DE Democratic Jr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Richard Durbin |
s1o | IL Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Dianne Feinstein |
s1o | CA Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Al Franken |
s1o | MN Democrat/DFL Jr Senator (resigned 2017) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Kirsten Gillibrand |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 3, 2016 |
Martin Heinrich |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat (Senate run 2012) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Mazie Hirono |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2012) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Amy Klobuchar |
s1o | MN Democrat/DFL Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Patrick Leahy |
s1o | VT Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Robert Menendez |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Mar 3, 2016 |
Jeff Merkley |
s1o | OR Democratic Jr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Barbara Mikulski |
s1o | MD Democratic Sr Senator (Retiring 2016) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Patty Murray |
s1o | WA Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Bill Nelson |
s1o | FL Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Jack Reed |
s1o | RI Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 7, 2016 |
Harry Reid |
s1o | NV Democratic Sr Senator (Retiring 2016) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Brian Schatz |
s1o | HI Democratic Jr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Charles Schumer |
s1o | NY Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Jeanne Shaheen |
s1o | NH Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Tom Udall |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat (Senate 2008) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Elizabeth Warren |
s1o | MA Democratic Challenger | Mar 3, 2016 |
Sheldon Whitehouse |
s1o | RI Democratic Jr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Ron Wyden |
s1o | OR Democratic Sr Senator | Mar 3, 2016 |
Republicans
participating in 16-SRes386 |
Independents
participating in 16-SRes386 |
Angus King |
s1o | ME Former Independent Governor (1995-2002) | Mar 3, 2016 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
27
Republicans:
0
Independents:
1 |
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