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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]","party":"D","state":"NY","district":14}],"cosponsorsCount":96,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2023-05-15","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology."},"policyArea":"Environmental Protection","subjects":["Aging","Agricultural conservation and pollution","Air quality","Alternative and renewable resources","Atmospheric science and weather","Climate change and greenhouse gases","Competition and antitrust","Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits","Disability and paralysis","Disaster relief and insurance","Ecology","Economic development","Electric power generation and transmission","Employee hiring","Employee leave","Employment discrimination and employee rights","Energy efficiency and conservation","Energy research","Environmental regulatory procedures"],"actions":[{"date":"2023-05-15","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House 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toxic emissions reductions needed to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming; </li> <li>establishing millions of high-wage union jobs and ensuring economic security for all; </li> <li>investing in infrastructure and industry;</li> <li>securing clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food, access to nature, and a sustainable environment for all; and </li> <li>promoting justice and equality. </li> </ul> <p>The resolution calls for accomplishment of these goals through a 10-year national mobilization effort. The resolution also enumerates the goals and projects of the mobilization effort, including</p> <ul> <li>building smart power grids (i.e., power grids that enable customers to reduce their power use during peak demand periods); </li> <li>upgrading all existing buildings and constructing new buildings to achieve maximum energy and water efficiency; </li> <li>removing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation and agricultural sectors; </li> <li>cleaning up existing hazardous waste and abandoned sites;</li> <li>ensuring businesspersons are free from unfair competition; and</li> <li>providing higher education, high-quality health care, and affordable, safe, and adequate housing to all. </li></ul>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T08:44:29Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":643,"ts":"2026-04-15T06:15:56.401Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Recognizing%20the%20duty%20of%20the%20Federal%20Government%20to%20create%20a%20G"}]}}