A resolution recognizing that sea levels are rising at accelerated rates due to human-caused climate change.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 551 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 551 Recognizing that sea levels are rising at accelerated rates due to human-caused climate change. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2025 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Recognizing that sea levels are rising at accelerated rates due to human-caused climate change. Whereas tide gauges along the coasts of the United States measure accelerating rates of sea-level rise; Whereas the rate of sea-level rise per year has more than doubled in the past century; Whereas thermal expansion, or the volume of the ocean that is expanding as seawater warms, is contributing to rising sea levels; Whereas the thermal expansion of ocean water has…