# 117-hres-59: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate.

117-hres-59, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-59
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Paris Agreement shall have no effect in the United States until it is renegotiated to ensure the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and receives the advice and consent to ratification of the United States Senate.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2021-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-59 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/59)

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