This page contains Congressional resolutions.
Resolutions indicate the topics that legislators care about, but cannot legislate about.
Resolution: the Resolution on Green New Deal
Source: H.Res.109/S.Res.59
This resolution calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of:- achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions;
- establishing millions of high-wage jobs and ensuring economic security for all;
- investing in infrastructure and industry;
- securing clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food, access to nature, and a sustainable environment for all; and
- promoting justice and equality.
The resolution calls for accomplishment of these goals through a 10-year national mobilization effort. The resolution also enumerates the goals and projects of the mobilization effort, including:building smart power grids (i.e., power grids that enable customers to reduce their power use during peak demand periods);upgrading all existing buildings and constructing new buildings to achieve maximum energy and water efficiency;removing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation and agricultural sectors;
cleaning up existing hazardous waste and abandoned sites;ensuring businesspersons are free from unfair competition; andproviding higher education, high-quality health care, and affordable, safe, and adequate housing to all.Opposing argument from the Cato Institute, 2/24/2019: While reasonable people can disagree on some aspects of the Green New Deal's proposals, one fact is uncontroversial: the US cannot afford them. The Green New Deal would likely cost upwards of $6.6 trillion per year. The federal government should look for cheaper ways to address problems like climate change. Instead of the Green New Deal, the federal government could adopt a revenue??neutral carbon tax to decrease emissions without exacerbating the fiscal imbalance. Economists from across the political spectrum support carbon taxation as the most cost??effective way to address climate change. And a carbon tax would be most effective if uniformly adopted by other countries, too.
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: Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Sponsored Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization
(Score: 2)
- Headline 3: blank
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 2.
- Headline: Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization
(Answer: B)
- Headline 2: Sponsored Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization
(Answer: A)
- Headline 3: blank
- 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 19-HR0109 |
| Alma Adams |
s1o | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Pete Aguilar |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Apr 22, 2019 |
| Nanette Barragan |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Karen Bass |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | |
| Richard Blumenthal |
s1s | CT Democratic Sr Senator | |
| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | |
| Cory Booker |
s1s | NJ Democratic Jr Senator | |
| Brendan Boyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democratic House Member | |
| Salud Carbajal |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Joaquin Castro |
s1o | Texas Democrat | |
| Judy Chu |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| David Cicilline |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | |
| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | |
| Yvette Clarke |
s1o | New York Democrat | |
| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | |
| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | |
| Jim Cooper |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Joe Courtney |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Susan Davis |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | |
| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | |
| Lloyd Doggett |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Eliot Engel |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | |
| Veronica Escobar |
s1o | Texas Democrat | |
| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Adriano Espaillat |
s1o | New York Democrat | |
| Marcia Fudge |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Sep 12, 2019 |
| John Garamendi |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand |
s1s | New York Democrat | |
| Jimmy Gomez |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | |
| Kamala Harris |
s1s | CA Democratic nominee for Vice President; California Senator | |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | |
| Jahana Hayes |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Martin Heinrich |
s1s | New Mexico Democrat (Senate run 2012) | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Brian Higgins |
s1o | New York Democrat | |
| Mazie Hirono |
s1s | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2012) | |
| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Pramila Jayapal |
s1o | Washington Democrat | |
| Joe Kennedy III |
s1o | MA Democratic Senate challenger | |
| Amy Klobuchar |
s1s | MN Democrat/DFL Sr Senator | |
| John Larson |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | |
| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Andy Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | |
| Mike Levin |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Ted Lieu |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | |
| Zoe Lofgren |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Nita Lowey |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Ben Ray Lujan |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat | May 1, 2019 |
| Steve Lynch |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat (Senate run 2013) | |
| Carolyn Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | |
| Sean Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat | |
| Ed Markey |
s2p | MA Democratic Senator | |
| Doris Matsui |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | |
| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | |
| Gregory Meeks |
s1o | New York Dem./Working-Families | |
| Grace Meng |
s1o | New York Democrat | |
| Jeff Merkley |
s1s | OR Democratic Jr Senator | |
| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Seth Moulton |
s1o | MA Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from MA-6 | |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell |
s1o | Florida Democrat | |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | |
| Grace Napolitano |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Joe Neguse |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
s2p | New York Democrat | |
| Jimmy Panetta |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | |
| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | |
| Ayanna Pressley |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | |
| David Eugene Price |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | |
| Jamie Raskin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | |
| Gregorio Sablan |
s1o | Marianas Democrat | |
| Linda Sanchez |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Bernie Sanders |
s1s | POTUS Democratic Presidential candidate | |
| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Adam Schiff |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Brad Sherman |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| David Adam Smith |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Mike Thompson |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Rashida Tlaib |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | |
| Lori Trahan |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | |
| Tom Udall |
s1s | New Mexico Democrat (Senate 2008) | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1s | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Nydia Velazquez |
s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families | |
| Elizabeth Warren |
s1s | MA Democratic Challenger | |
| Maxine Waters |
s1o | California Democrat | |
| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | |
| Ron Wyden |
s1s | OR Democratic Sr Senator | |
Republicans
participating in 19-HR0109 |
Independents
participating in 19-HR0109 |
| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | CA Presidential candidate (withdrawn); U.S. Rep from CA-15 | Feb 25, 2019 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
103
Republicans:
0
Independents:
1 |
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