A resolution recognizing that climate change is not a hoax, but sound science.

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic-RI)December 17, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Senate would formally recognize human-caused climate change as sound science and recommend protecting climate research.

This resolution would have the Senate formally state that climate change, caused by burning fossil fuels, is real science and not a hoax. It would also recommend that Congress protect government programs that research climate change, which have faced recent shutdowns.

What Would Change

Today, government climate research programs, including the National Climate Assessment and the United States Global Change Research Program, have faced shutdowns and removal of data. If this resolution passes, the Senate would formally recognize that human-caused climate change is sound science and not a hoax. It would also recommend that Congress protect these vital climate research programs.

Key Provisions

Recognizes that climate change caused by burning fossil fuels is not a hoax.
Recognizes that human-caused climate change is based on sound science.
Recommends that Congress protect government programs that research climate change.

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A resolution recognizing that climate change is not a hoax, but sound science.

What Would Change

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