Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

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• Rep. Alma S. Adams D-NC-12
• Rep. Gabe Amo D-RI-1
• Rep. Yassamin Ansari D-AZ-3
• Rep. Becca Balint D-VT-At Large
• Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA-44
• Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-OR-1
• Rep. Julia Brownley D-CA-26
• Rep. Janelle S. Bynum D-OR-5
• Rep. Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
• Rep. André Carson D-IN-7
• Rep. Kathy Castor D-FL-14
• Rep. Judy Chu D-CA-28
• Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-CA-31
• Rep. Yvette D. Clarke D-NY-9
• Rep. Steve Cohen D-TN-9
• Rep. Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
• Rep. Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
• Rep. Diana DeGette D-CO-1
• Rep. Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
• Rep. Maxine Dexter D-OR-3
• Rep. Veronica Escobar D-TX-16
• Rep. Dwight Evans D-PA-3
• Rep. Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
• Rep. Maxwell Frost D-FL-10
• Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX-29
• Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-IL-4
• Rep. Daniel S. Goldman D-NY-10
• Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ-7
• Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CT-5
• Rep. Val T. Hoyle D-OR-4
• Rep. Jared Huffman D-CA-2
• Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
• Rep. Sara Jacobs D-CA-51
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal D-WA-7
• Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson D-GA-4
• Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
• Rep. Ro Khanna D-CA-17
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
• Rep. Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
• Rep. Ted Lieu D-CA-36
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren D-CA-18
• Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
• Rep. Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
• Rep. Betty McCollum D-MN-4
• Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA-2
• Rep. LaMonica McIver D-NJ-10
• Rep. Analilia Mejia D-NJ-11
• Rep. Grace Meng D-NY-6
• Rep. Dave Min D-CA-47
• Rep. Joseph D. Morelle D-NY-25
• Rep. Kevin Mullin D-CA-15
• Rep. Jerrold Nadler D-NY-12
• Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
• Rep. Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
• Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2
• Rep. Mike Quigley D-IL-5
• Rep. Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
• Rep. Jamie Raskin D-MD-8
• Rep. Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
• Rep. Andrea Salinas D-OR-6
• Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA-5
• Rep. David Scott D-GA-13
• Rep. Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
• Rep. Darren Soto D-FL-9
• Rep. Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM-1
• Rep. Mark Takano D-CA-39
• Rep. Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
• Rep. Dina Titus D-NV-1
• Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
• Rep. Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
• Rep. Ritchie Torres D-NY-15
• Rep. Lori Trahan D-MA-3
• Rep. Juan Vargas D-CA-52
• Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY-7
• Rep. James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
• Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12
• Rep. Nikema Williams D-GA-5
• Rep. Frederica S. Wilson D-FL-24