# 117-hr-395: To ensure transparency with Congress and the American people by requiring that the President report to Congress on a nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement prior to the submission of the nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat and to provide that nothing in the Paris Agreement may be used to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of United States law or an offense against the law of nations in United States courts, and for other purposes.

117-hr-395, To ensure transparency with Congress and the American people by requiring that the President report to Congress on a nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement prior to the submission of the nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat and to provide that nothing in the Paris Agreement may be used to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of United States law or an offense against the law of nations in United States courts, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-395
- Congress: 117
- Title: To ensure transparency with Congress and the American people by requiring that the President report to Congress on a nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement prior to the submission of the nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat and to provide that nothing in the Paris Agreement may be used to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of United States law or an offense against the law of nations in United States courts, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2021-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To ensure transparency with Congress and the American people by requiring that the President report to Congress on a nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement prior to the submission of the nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat and to provide that nothing in the Paris Agreement may be used to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of United States law or an offense against the law of nations in United States courts, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2021-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2021-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-395 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/395)

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- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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