Expressing support for the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement.
This bill is a concurrent resolution that states Congress’s support for the President's withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement. It defines the Paris Agreement as the decision reached at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris, adopted December 12, 2015. As a concurrent resolution, the measure expresses a political stance rather than creating or changing law, and it does not itself authorize or fund any actions. In short, it signals congressional approval of a policy to exit the Paris Agreement without imposing new legal requirements or financial obligations. The resolution is introductory and non-binding. It would not, by itself, alter federal policy or U.S. obligations under the Paris Agreement beyond expressing Congress’s support for withdrawal. Any actual withdrawal would proceed through the President and relevant executive actions, not through this resolution alone.
Key Points
- 1Expresses Congress’s support for the President’s action to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
- 2Defines the Paris Agreement as the decision reached at COP21 in Paris, adopted December 12, 2015.
- 3Is a concurrent resolution, meaning it expresses the sense or position of both chambers and does not have the force of law.
- 4Does not authorize funding or create new duties; it merely reflects a legislative stance.
- 5Introduced in the 119th Congress (April 21, 2025) and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration.