The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition endorsed its first slate of bills for the 119th Congress, backing a half-dozen measures that focus on workers’ rights and protections.
The six bills announced Wednesday include proposals to protect federal employees. The legislation picked by the caucus would also create protections for workers facing climate impacts, such as rising temperatures.
The first round of endorsements was put forth by SEEC’s Climate Jobs Task Force, and the caucus plans to endorse further bills in the coming weeks.
“The SEEC Climate Jobs Task Force is dedicated to advancing robust pro-worker, pro-climate policies to ensure that the American clean energy economy is powered by good-paying, family-sustaining jobs,” task force co-chairs Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) said in a statement.
