Moms Clean Air Force has formally endorsed the following bills in the 118th Congress. These bills, if passed into law, will help protect our children from air pollution and climate change, and safeguard their health now and into the future.
Signing petitions, making phone calls and writing emails to legislators, and sharing your personal stories with your lawmakers can help advance policies that will benefit our children’s health and put us on a path to climate safety.
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, introduced by Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Cory Booker (NJ): This act, also known as the “Momnibus,” comprises 13 pieces of legislation that aim to address different aspects of Black maternal health crisis. The Momnibus includes a stand-alone bill, introduced by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Ed Markey (MA), focused on mitigating the impacts of climate change on moms and babies, the Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act, which invests in community-based programs and calls for the identification of climate risk zones for pregnant and postpartum people. Learn More
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02). This legislation would reduce plastic production, establish ambitious recycling targets, and protect frontline and fenceline communities from the health and environmental burdens of toxic emissions from the plastics industry. The bill would shift the burden of cleanup to the corporations that produce plastics, establish a nationwide deposit return system to address beverage container waste, support reusable and refillable systems, and strengthen environmental justice protections. Learn More
Children’s Health Protection Act of 2024, introduced by Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and John Garamendi (CA-8): This bill would codify EPA’s Office of Children’s Health Protection (OCHP) into law. This office would be responsible for rulemaking, policy, enforcement, and research focusing on prenatal and childhood vulnerabilities, including management of safe chemicals. It would also coordinate community-based programs to eliminate threats to children’s health where they live, learn, and play. Learn More
Cleaner Air Spaces Act, introduced by Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) and Senators Michael Bennet (CO) and Jeff Merkley (OR): This bill would establish a grant program to expand access to air filtration units, air monitors, and clean air centers in communities vulnerable to wildfire smoke in order to protect public health from this dangerous pollution. Learn More
Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act, introduced by Senator Ed Markey (MA) and Representatives Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01): This bill would establish a $36 million grant program for local community-based mental health and resilience programs. This funding is meant to build out mental wellness services for communities hit by extreme weather events, natural disasters, epidemics, and rising temperatures fueled by the climate crisis. Learn More
Cumulative Impacts Act, introduced by Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12): This bill would require EPA to analyze cumulative air and water pollution impacts of a new commercial project before issuing permits. Permits would be denied for any project applicant that cannot demonstrate a reasonable certainty of no harm to the community or vulnerable groups. Learn More
Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act, introduced by Representatives Raul Grijalva (AZ-03) and Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Senators Cory Booker (NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (IL): This bill aims to ensure that all families have access to clean air and clean water regardless of their socioeconomic or racial background. The bill, known as the EJ4All Act, ensures cumulative pollution impacts are considered when accounting for how policy decisions affect the health of environmental justice communities. The EJ4All Act creates more equitable access to parks and outdoor spaces to ensure underserved communities are also able to enjoy the outdoors. The EJ4All Act supports the development and deployment of equitable renewable energy technologies, ensuring a just transition for workers and communities away from fossil-fuel-dependent industries. Finally, the EJ4All Act funds research to investigate personal and childcare products containing chemicals linked to adverse health impacts and supports research to identify safer alternatives for cosmetic products marketed specifically toward women and girls of color. Learn More
Green New Deal for Health, introduced by Senator Ed Markey (MA) and Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10): This bill is aimed at making the US health care system better able to respond to climate change by investing in sustainability and supporting patients, providers, and communities. Among other things, the bill includes investments in community mental health to address the toll of extreme weather disasters and other stressors. Learn More
Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act, introduced by Representatives Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1): This bill would ensure that EPA has the authority and resources needed to protect public health from poor indoor air quality (IAQ). The bill would update, expand, and codify the work of EPA’s Indoor Environments Division; require EPA to establish and regularly update a list of significant indoor contaminants and develop health-based, voluntary guidelines to reduce the public’s risk of exposure to these contaminants; direct EPA to develop or recognize voluntary certifications for buildings to minimize risks from indoor air pollutants; and establish a regularly updated national assessment of IAQ in schools and childcare facilities, as well as supporting the development of technical assistance, guidelines, and best practices to improve the indoor air conditions in these facilities. Learn More
Protecting Communities From Plastics Act, introduced by Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Senators Cory Booker (NJ) and Jeff Merkley (OR). This bill tackles the plastics crisis by cracking down on the plastic production process, building on key provisions from the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act to address harmful environmental justice impacts. It establishes stricter rules for petrochemical plants designed to safeguard the health of families and communities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill targets false solutions, including the chemical recycling of plastics, and expands the use of re-use and refill systems, with an emphasis on ensuring benefits are realized in environmental justice communities. Learn More
Resolution on Children and Extreme Weather, introduced by Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA-4). This resolution acknowledges that the physical and mental health needs of young people in a changing climate are unique. It asserts that legislation and funding for extreme weather adaptations must include considerations tailored to the needs of babies, children, and young people. Some of the adaptive measures the resolution calls for are easily accessible public emergency alerts, such as for air quality, wildfires, extreme heat, or anticipated flooding; language-accessible public information campaigns, such as for air quality, extreme heat, or disaster preparedness; training for healthcare professionals, educators, and childcare providers on the unique vulnerabilities of children to extreme weather; child-friendly cooling centers and “clean rooms” during wildfire smoke events; and adequate shade at playgrounds and school bus stops. Learn More
Resolution on Protecting Latina Maternal and Infant Health From Extreme Heat and Air Pollution, introduced by Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44): This resolution recognizes the threat of air pollution and extreme heat to maternal and infant health, particularly in Latino communities. It highlights that these communities face disproportionate exposure to environmental toxins, leading to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth and stillbirth. Learn More
Resolution Promoting Youth Mental Health and Well-Being in a Changing Climate, introduced by Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Kathy Castor (FL-11): This resolution aims to meaningfully address the increasing mental health toll of climate change on youth. It supports expanding the funding of climate education, resilience, and adaptation projects that benefit the mental health of youth; engaging in education and outreach to reduce the stigma associated with seeking treatment; reducing cost and increasing access for treatment; increasing insurance and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for mental health care treatment; providing direct funding to school districts that need immediate resources to help children and families cope with the mental health effects of continued climate-related disasters; and addressing inequity by studying the impacts of income disparity at local levels that have been linked to higher communitywide vulnerability to climate risk. Finally, this resolution calls on Congress to take immediate, effective action on climate change, guided by the science provided in the 2021 United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, to protect the mental health of current and future youth. Learn More
Resolution to Honor Latino Conservation Week, introduced by Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44): This resolution, first introduced in 2022, would support the designation of the third week in July as “Latino Conservation Week.” This week would be a time to recognize the important contributions of the Latino community to the outdoor economy and outdoor recreation, and the need for equal access to green spaces. Learn More
Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act, introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (OR), Michael Bennet (CO), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Alex Padilla (CA), John Fetterman (PA), Ron Wyden (OR), and Bernie Sanders (VT) and Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16) and Mike Thompson (CA-04): This bill would provide federal funding to help communities invest in programs and plans to address the environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat. It would also set aside federal funding for wildfire smoke and extreme heat research. Learn More
Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act, introduced by Senator Edward Markey (MA) and Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE): This bill would provide federal funding for EPA to update and expand its tools and technologies for monitoring air quality. It would also ensure that EPA’s air monitoring tools are integrated with environmental justice mapping and screening to better measure and manage unhealthy levels of air pollution across the United States, particularly in communities on the fence line of pollution industry. Learn More
Youth Climate Leadership Act, introduced by Senators Laphonza Butler (CA) and Ed Markey (MA): This bill would establish Youth Advisory Councils at key environmental agencies to elevate youth voices in federal climate policy. The bill would also codify EPA’s National Environmental Youth Advisory Council. Learn More
Bills We Supported in the Previous Congress
Baby Food Safety Act, introduced by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Representative Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL): This legislation would dramatically reduce toxic heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury, in baby food, educate parents about the risks, and invest in researching ways to reduce toxic heavy metals in crops and soil. The Baby Food Safety Act would make it easier for parents to nourish their babies without unknowingly putting them at risk. Learn More
Black Maternal Health Act of 2021, introduced by Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Cory Booker (NJ): This act, also known as the “Momnibus,” comprises 12 pieces of legislation that aim to address different aspects of Black maternal health crisis. The Momnibus includes a stand-alone bill, introduced by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Ed Markey (MA), focused on mitigating the impacts of climate change on moms and babies, the Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act, which invests in community-based programs and calls for the identification of climate risk zones for pregnant and postpartum people. Learn More
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) and Representative Alan Lowenthal (CA-47): This legislation is the most comprehensive plan ever introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis that is poisoning our air, water, and land, and disproportionately impacting communities of color and low-income Americans. The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act would reduce plastic production, increase recycling, and protect frontline and fenceline communities from the burden of toxic emissions from plastic waste by changing the incentives of the industry. The bill would shift the burden of cleanup to the corporations that produced the plastics so they have a financial motivation to end the burning and dumping. It would also strengthen environmental justice protections, eliminate waste export loopholes, and extend across the nation existing laws that have been proved to work on the state and local levels, among other steps. Learn More
Children’s Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution, introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) and Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Bobby Rush (IL-01): This legislation recognizes that the current climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children and demands that the United States develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to meet necessary emissions reduction targets. The resolution supports the principles underpinning Juliana v. the United States. Learn More
Children’s Protection Act, introduced by Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Katie Porter (CA-45). This bill would ensure that our regulatory process prioritizes the health and well-being of America’s children by mandating that agencies analyze and publicly disclose the impact of proposed rules on children. These analyses would be conducted by review panels with expertise in children’s health and education and experience in advocating for the health and welfare of all children. Learn More
Civilian Climate Corps Act, introduced by Senators Chris Coons (DE), Martin Heinrich (NM), and Ben Ray Luján (NM) and Representatives Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07): This legislation would put Americans to work during the COVID-19 pandemic and help communities address climate change by establishing a Civilian Climate Corps. The Civilian Climate Corps would facilitate projects to help disadvantaged communities build resilience to climate change, including efforts to conserve and restore public lands, assist natural disaster-prone communities, utilize natural climate solutions, replace vulnerable infrastructure, protect biodiversity, and enhance ecological resilience. The bill would also reserve funding for Tribal and Native American communities, encourage diversity within the corps, and require a report describing the proposed number of corps members and funding needs. Learn More
Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, introduced by Senator Edward Markey (MA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14): This act establishes a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) administered by AmeriCorps. A diverse and equitable group of 1.5 million Americans over five years will complete federally funded projects that help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy. CCC work will reduce carbon emissions, enable a transition to renewable energy, build healthier and more resilient communities, implement conservation projects with proven climate benefits, and help communities recover from climate disasters. Learn More
Clean Commute for Kids Act, introduced by Senator Alex Padilla (CA), Senator Raphael Warnock (GA), Representative Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Representative Tony Cárdenas (CA-29): This legislation directs $25 billion to the EPA to transition diesel school buses to zero-emissions electric school buses. It would help electrify our nation’s fleet of yellow school buses, address our climate crisis, and protect children’s health from harmful diesel pollution. The Clean Commute for Kids Act prioritizes replacing school buses that serve students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, which shows a commitment to environmental justice in communities that need it the most. Learn More
Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022, introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (CO) and Martin Heinrich (NM): This legislation would update the antiquated and racist hardrock mining law that has governed mining operations in the US for 150 years. It would remedy longstanding injustice, by establishing strong environmental and cleanup standards specific to mining that would protect water resources and habitats; ensuring a reasonable royalty on new mining operations; giving land managers the ability to balance mining with other uses of public lands in order to defend Indigenous and other communities affected by mining; and creating an Abandoned Mine Land Fund to address the longstanding hazards of abandoned mines to drinking water, fish and wildlife habitat, and the well-being of Indigenous and other mining-affected communities. This bill recognizes that we cannot sacrifice communities in order to meet the clean energy needs of the future. Learn More
Clean Future Act, introduced by Representatives Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Bobby Rush (IL-01), and Paul Tonko (NY-20): This legislation sets targets of 50% reductions in total greenhouse gas emissions across the entire economy by no later than 2030, and 100% by no later than 2050. The bill also requires the power sector to make deep cuts in pollution, broadly consistent with President Biden’s commitment to 100% clean electricity by 2035. The Clean Future Act also includes $25 billion to transition diesel school buses to zero-emissions electric school buses, ensuring our children are not being exposed to harmful diesel pollution during their commute to and from school. Learn More
Clean School Bus Act, introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) and Patty Murray (WA) and Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Tony Cárdenas (CA-29): This act establishes a Clean School Bus Grant Program at the Department of Energy (DOE) to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses, invest in charging infrastructure, and support transportation workforce development. The grants will prioritize support for lower-income students. Learn More
Clean Transit for America Plan, introduced by Senators Chuck Schumer (NY) and Sherrod Brown (OH): This plan will provide $73 billion for zero-emissions bus deployment and will replace America’s 70,000 polluting mass transit buses with clean buses. Currently, in the United States, only 2% of buses are zero-emissions vehicles, and the volume of air pollutants from diesel buses disproportionately impacts low-income communities and communities of color. This program will prioritize funding for buses in areas with the worst air quality. Learn More
Climate Smart Ports Act, introduced by Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44): This bill creates a zero-emissions ports infrastructure program to assist ports and port users with replacing cargo handling equipment, boats, trucks, and much more with zero-emissions equipment and technology. Learn More
Community Solar Consumer Choice Act, introduced by Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14): This legislation will increase access to solar energy, regardless of income. It would expand a Department of Energy program that encourages community solar projects nationwide and increases accessibility to energy produced by lower-cost solar power. Learn More
Community Vehicle Charging Act of 2021, introduced by Senator Markey (MA) and Representatives Jason Crow (CO-06), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and Gwen Moore (WI-04): This legislation will invest in zero-emission charging infrastructure, such as electric vehicle charging stations, in environmental justice communities. The Community Vehicle Charging Act of 2021 would ensure communities who are disproportionately impacted by pollution and environmental injustices have access to clean, electric vehicles. Learn More
Electrifying America’s Future Resolution, introduced by Senator Martin Heinrich (NM) and 15 other senators: This resolution will help families breathe easier by outlining a plan to use existing technology to cut climate pollution from our buildings as well as from high-emission sectors, like construction, transportation, and manufacturing. The Electrifying America’s Future Resolution will advance the widespread electrification of appliances and machines in American homes and businesses to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs, and secure a more equitable future for our families. Learn More
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act, introduced by Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) and Senator Alex Padilla (CA): This legislation would make permanent the new Office of Environmental Justice (EJ) at the Department of Justice (DOJ), and authorize $50 million in grant funding to assist state and local governments with environmental enforcement efforts. The bill would also create a new Section for Environmental Justice within the Environment and Natural Resources Division to bring cases for violations of environmental laws in low-income communities and communities of color burdened by pollution. Learn More
Environmental Justice for All Act, introduced by Representatives Don McEachin (VA-04) and Raul Grijalva (AZ-03) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL): This bill aims to ensure that all families have access to clean air and clean water regardless of their socioeconomic or racial background. The bill, known as the EJ4All Act, ensures cumulative pollution impacts are considered when accounting for how policy decisions affect the health of environmental justice communities. The EJ4All Act creates more equitable access to parks and outdoor spaces to ensure underserved communities are also able to enjoy the outdoors. The EJ4All Act supports the development and deployment of equitable renewable energy technologies, ensuring a just transition for workers and communities away from fossil-fuel-dependent industries. Finally, the EJ4All Act funds research to investigate personal and childcare products containing chemicals linked to adverse health impacts and supports research to identify safer alternatives for cosmetic products marketed specifically toward women and girls of color. Learn More
Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act (EJLPA), introduced by Senator Cory Booker (NJ) and Representative Donald McEachin (VA-04). This act will immediately invest $200 billion to clean up sources of pollution that have historically disproportionately harmed environmental justice communities. The EJLPA would clean up toxic and hazardous waste, provide $30 billion to replace diesel school buses with zero-emission electric school buses, and remove lead from our drinking water, ensuring our children have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. Learn More
Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act of 2021, introduced by Senator Edward J. Markey (MA), Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL) and Representative Cori Bush (MO-01): An interagency environmental justice mapping committee, led by the Environmental Protection Agency, will be formed to identify criteria, find data gaps, create a data repository, and work with communities to create an interactive mapping tool of based on cumulative impacts to locate environmental justice communities. This tool will be essential in the effort to direct at least 40% of funding for a clean and climate-safe future into communities facing environmental injustices. Learn More
Green Bus Act, introduced by Representative Julia Brownley (CA-26): This bill aims for all new buses purchased using federal funds to be zero-emissions by 2029. It also helps transit agencies purchase zero-emission buses and calls for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a best-practices report on zero-emission buses. Learn More
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 introduced by Senators Chuck Schumer (NY) and Joe Manchin (WV), would provide the largest investment in combating climate change ever passed by Congress. The legislation allows for an unprecedented $369 billion investment in cutting climate pollution. The Inflation Reduction Act contains climate investments that include a fee on methane emissions to push energy companies to plug methane leaks. It provides tax credits for wind and solar power and direct air capture of carbon dioxide. It expands tax credits to help people buy electric cars. And importantly, it includes $60 billion to advance environmental justice. On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Learn More
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: This act makes $1.2 trillion of investments in the country’s infrastructure—the largest investment in infrastructure since the 1920s. Moms Clean Air Force advocated for several important climate provisions in the final bill, including investments in a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations, clean electric school buses for our children, lead pipe replacements in communities across the country, and the cleanup of oil and gas pollution from orphan wells. This legislation was signed into law in November 2021. Learn More
Latino Conservation Week Resolution, introduced by Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44): This resolution supports the designation of the third week in July as “Latino Conservation Week.” The week will recognize the importance of the Latino community’s contributions to the outdoor economy and outdoor recreation. Learn More
Methane Waste Prevention Act, introduced by Representative Diana DeGette (CO-01): This bill addresses harmful methane waste from the oil and gas industry. It would set a national goal to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 65% by 2025 and 90% by 2030 on both public and private lands. The Methane Waste Prevention Act will address leaking, venting, and flaring of methane from oil and gas development on public lands, and will require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reinstate and update strong methane waste and pollution prevention standards. Learn More
Orphaned Wells Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021, introduced by Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03): This bill aims to clean up over 56,000 known orphaned oil and gas wells across the country currently leaking methane, contaminating groundwater, and creating a health and safety risk for communities. In line with the Congresswoman’s priority to promote a just transition to clean energy, the bill would invest $8 billion to help stimulate rural economies and create jobs cleaning up these sites on federal, state, private, and tribal lands. Learn More
Protecting Communities From Plastics Act, introduced by Senator Cory Booker (NJ), Senator Jeff Merkley (OR), Representative Jared Huffman (CA-2), and Representative Alan Lowenthal (CA-47): This legislation would address the plastic production crisis and protect frontline communities by establishing stronger protections for air and climate pollution from petrochemical plants. It would also set targets for reducing single-use plastic consumption and create incentives for expansion of reuse and refill systems. And importantly, the Protecting Communities From Plastics Act would prevent EPA from including “advanced” or chemical recycling technologies in the national recycling strategy. Learn More
Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022, introduced by Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL) and Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At Large): This bill would expand air quality monitoring throughout the country, particularly in the “fenceline” communities located in close proximity to hazardous chemical facilities. The bill would empower communities by requiring that data from these monitors, as well as information about monitor maintenance and any actions taken in response to the data, be made publicly available. EPA would also be required to implement regulations establishing best practices for fenceline monitoring. Learn more
Renew America’s Schools Act, introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): This bipartisan legislation would improve indoor air quality in and around schools and reduce harmful climate pollution. It prioritizes the health and safety of our children in their places of learning. Learn More
Resolution Expressing the Mental Health Impacts of Recurrent Climate-Related Disasters on Youth, introduced by Representative. Mike Thompson (CA-05): This resolution aims to meaningfully address the increasing mental health toll of climate change on youth. It supports expanding the funding of climate education, resilience, and adaptation projects that benefit the mental health of youth; engaging in education and outreach to reduce the stigma associated with seeking treatment; reducing cost and increasing access for treatment; increasing insurance and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for mental health care treatment; providing direct funding to school districts that need immediate resources to help children and families cope with the mental health effects of continued climate-related disasters; and addressing inequity by studying the impacts of income disparity at local levels that have been linked to higher communitywide vulnerability to climate risk. Finally, this resolution calls on Congress to take immediate, effective action on climate change, guided by the science provided in the 2021 United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, to protect the mental health of current and future youth. Learn More
Resolution Supporting the Teaching of Climate Change in Schools, introduced by Representative Barbara Lee (CA-13): This resolution encourages the federal government, states, schools, and community organizations to teach climate change in appropriate programs and activities. Learn More
Resolution to Reinstate Methane Emissions Standards, introduced by Senators Martin Heinrich (NM), Chuck Schumer (NY), Angus King (ME), and Ed Markey (MA) and by Representative Diana DeGette (CO-1): This resolution of disapproval, under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), would reverse Trump’s rollbacks of the oil and gas methane rule. The resolution would reinstate the Oil and Natural Gas New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), which would limit climate-harming methane emissions from new oil and gas operations. In June 2021, this legislation was signed into law. Learn More
Restore Environmental Vitality and Improve Volatile Economy by the Civilian Conservation Corps of 2021, or the REVIVE the CCC Act, introduced by Representatives Conor Lamb (PA-17), Susan Wild (PA-7), Dwight Evans (PA-3), and Ann McLane Kuster (NH-2) and by Senator Bob Casey (PA): This act would revitalize the Civilian Conservation Corps into a modern-day employment, job training, and conservation program to provide for restoration of natural resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon emissions, and address the climate crisis. The REVIVE the CCC Act will engage local communities in the design and implementation of the projects and positions created, and will put people to work with good-paying jobs while tackling the climate crisis. Learn More
Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act of 2021, introduced by Senators Ben Ray Luján (NM) and Kevin Cramer (ND): This bill takes an important step to address methane and other harmful pollutants leaking from the 56,000 known orphaned oil and gas wells across the nation. This bill makes more than $4.6 billion in federal funding available to federal agencies, states, and tribes to plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells that have no known responsible party. In November 2021, the provisions in the REGROW Act were passed as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Learn More
Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (THRIVE) Act, introduced by Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Yvette Clarke (NY-11), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and Jason Crow (CO-06), and Senator Ed Markey (MA): This bill offers a framework to build a more just society that enables dignified work, healthy communities, a stable climate, and racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice. It authorizes investments amounting to $1 trillion annually for 10 years to put 15 million people to work in family-sustaining, union jobs across the economy while drastically cutting climate pollution by 2030 and advancing racial justice. The bill invests in clean energy, energy efficiency, clean infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, and more to bring pollution down. Learn More
21st Century Conservation Corps Act, introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (OR) and Representative Joe Neguse (CO-02): This legislation would provide critical funds to support a natural resource management and conservation workforce. It would also bolster wildfire prevention and preparedness to protect the health and safety of communities during the unparalleled combination of threats posed by wildfire season and the COVID-19 pandemic. The 21st Century Conservation Corps Act invests in workforce training and jobs to support conservation programs and reforestation to restore our public lands, address deferred maintenance and expand recreation access on our public lands, provide direct relief for outfitters and guides, improve access to clean drinking water, and mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Learn More
Women and Climate Change Act of 2021, introduced by Representative Barbara Lee (CA-13): This act is aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change on women and girls around the world. Learn More