Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
From official state and federal legislative records. Informational only, not legal advice.
With a committee
A small team of lawmakers (a committee) is reading it closely and deciding if it's a good idea.
Next: the committee votes on whether it moves to the full chamber.
In plain words
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Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; authorizing the Attorney General to hire outside counsel to assist with an action under the Act if the Attorney General makes a certain determination; establishing the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
