During consideration of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070), Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) offered an amendment to prohibit funds authorized by this bill from being used to implement President Joe Biden’s climate-change executive orders, which focused on tackling “climate change,” promoting “clean energy,” “conserving” natural resources, “improving” refugee programs, boosting domestic semiconductor production, and ensuring “environmental justice” for “underserved communities.” Biden’s key goals with his executive orders included net-zero emissions by 2050, renewable-energy expansion, and stronger protections for “vulnerable populations.”
The House adopted Roy’s amendment on June 12, 2024 by a vote of 215 to 210 (Roll Call 256). We have assigned pluses to the yeas because Biden’s climate orders exceed the president’s constitutional authority, reduce U.S. energy independence, violate free-market principles, and promote global environmental policies that undermine U.S. sovereignty, such as the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
