Bill
H.R. 764: Trust the Science Act
Passed House (Senate next):
Last Action: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 209 — 205 (Roll no. 169).
Explanation: This bill passed in the House on April 30, 2024 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate science
State of Play
What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.