Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming.

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.Res.735 through Congress

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Related Senate measure: S.Res.349 A resolution honoring Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of their efforts to promote understanding of the threats posed by global warming.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 12, 2007

Congratulates Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and commends the Norwegian Nobel Committee for selecting them.

Recognizes: (1) Vice President Al Gore's work to increase awareness about the dangers of global warming; and (2) the Panel's work to create an informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming.

Recommends that the public takes action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Encourages Congress and the President to enact climate change legislation to substantially reduce U.S. contributions to GHG emissions.

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Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D–CA

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Oct 12, 2007
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Discuss H.Res.735, 110th Congress: Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/735

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres735/BILLS-110hres735ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.735, 110th Congress: Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/735

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2007-10-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres735/BILLS-110hres735ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:19:38Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.735, 110th Congress: Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/735

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2007-10-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres735/BILLS-110hres735ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:19:38Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.735, 110th Congress: Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/735

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2007-10-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres735/BILLS-110hres735ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:19:38Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.735 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.