This bill would require any international climate agreement—including potential future ones or a return to the Paris Agreement—to be approved by the Senate as a formal treaty before the United States can enter or re-enter it. Currently, the executive branch can join climate agreements without Senate approval by treating them as executive agreements rather than treaties. The bill also prohibits federal funding from being used to implement or comply with any international climate agreement unless the Senate has formally consented to it. This legislation would significantly increase congressional oversight of climate diplomacy and make it harder for the president to commit the country to international climate obligations without Senate support. The bill was introduced in January 2026 with support from 23 Republican senators.
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