Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY; AND JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS INFRINGEMENTS ARISING FROM THE OPERATION OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS, WITH THE END VIEW OF DETERMINING THE VIABILITY OF IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL COAL-FIRED PLANTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLEAR POLICY TOWARDS A LOW CARBON ECONOMY IN LIGHT OF OUR COUNTRY'S COMMITMENTS UNDER THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Short Title
OPERATION OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS' IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
Congress
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Date filed
July 18, 2016
Legislative History
Legislative History
Entitled: RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY; AND JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS INFRINGEMENTS ARISING FROM THE OPERATION OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS, WITH THE END VIEW OF DETERMINING THE VIABILITY OF IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL COAL-FIRED PLANTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLEAR POLICY TOWARDS A LOW CARBON ECONOMY IN LIGHT OF OUR COUNTRY'S COMMITMENTS UNDER THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 7/18/2016 Introduced by Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA; 7/26/2016 Submitted to the Senate and Referred to the Committee(s) on CLIMATE CHANGE; and ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; (Pursuant to paragraph (g), Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, Proposed Senate Resolution No. 12, with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on June 24, 2019) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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Legislative Status Date
July 26, 2016
Session Sequence No.
2
Scope
Document Certification