Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.

H. Con. Res. 46 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the House of Representatives expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should commit to restoring the climate to a safe, healthy state for future generations. The resolution defines “climate restoration” as reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations to preindustrial levels (specifically below about 300 ppm) and taking actions to achieve that target. It frames climate restoration as a complement to rapid and deep emissions reductions and envisions a substantial role for carbon dioxide removal (and other climate interventions) to reach the goal by 2050, including an illustrative target of removing roughly 1 trillion tons of CO2 (about 50 billion tons per year for 20 years). It also calls for reducing methane and other short-lived climate pollutants by 2030 as a bridge to longer-term restoration. Although it cites potential health, economic, and intergenerational benefits, the measure is non-binding and does not authorize funding or impose new legal obligations; rather, it expresses policy priorities and directs senior U.S. officials to pursue actions to restore the climate and stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at preindustrial levels.