Bill · S.Res. 550· Senate(119-SRES-550)
A resolution recognizing that climate change is not a hoax, but sound science.
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Last activity
- 12/17/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Sponsored by
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This bill is a Senate resolution recognizing that climate change is not a hoax, but sound science. It outlines historical warnings and scientific findings from as early as 1896 regarding the greenhouse effect and fossil fuel emissions. The text notes that 99.99 percent of peer-reviewed scientific papers and NASA agree that human activity is the principal cause of a warming Earth. Additionally, the resolution mentions that the Trump administration fired scientists working on the sixth National Climate Assessment and shut down the research program website in 2025. Finally, the resolution resolves that climate change caused by fossil fuel combustion is real and that Congress should protect legislatively mandated climate research programs.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+3
The resolution supports protecting legislatively mandated climate research programs.
Does this put more money into scientific research?+3
The resolution advocates for safeguarding official scientific climate research programs.
Does this put more money into medical research?+3
The resolution calls for the protection of legislatively mandated climate research programs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Protection of Research Programs: Under resolved clause (3), the text states that Congress should protect legislatively mandated climate research programs. This could be considered positive because it supports the continuation of official climate studies and data collection that inform the public.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Disruption of Markets and Disasters: The text notes in the preamble that greenhouse-gas driven climate change is driving extreme weather, sea-level rise, heat waves, catastrophic wildfires, and other disasters, which are beginning to disrupt insurance, mortgage, and real estate markets. This is negative because these disasters and market disruptions directly burden everyday people and their communities.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+3Reduces Carbon Emissions+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+3
- Healthcare
- Increases Research Funding+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 12/17/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat · Delaware
Tammy DuckworthDemocrat · Illinois
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Edward MarkeyDemocrat · Massachusetts
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Brian SchatzDemocrat · Hawaii
Tina SmithDemocrat · Minnesota
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · Maryland
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont