III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. CON. RES. 13 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2023 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Booker , Ms. Warren , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Padilla , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Duckworth , and Mr. Welch ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.