This post is by Mark MacLeod, Director of Special Projects, Climate and Air Program, Environmental Defense.
Operation Climate Vote
Part of a series on the work of the Environmental Defense Action Fund to enact an effective climate law. You can help by writing to Congress.
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 (CSA) is the most promising climate change legislation we’ve seen yet. You may have heard that it’s "out of subcommittee" and "scheduled for mark-up on December 5th". But what does that mean?
The legislative process is complicated, but here is a basic overview of the process this bill is following, known as "regular order".