Amendment to Montreal Protocol (“Kigali Amendment”)
Key claim: The US Senate advised and consented to ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Treaty Doc. 117-1), subject to declarations and a condition.
Abstract
(Treaty Doc. 117-1 · International Law and Organization) Transmitted to the Senate 2021-11-16. Latest action (2022-04-06): Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-366. Resolution: As approved by the Senate: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS AND A CONDITION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the “Montreal Protocol”), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (“The Kigali Amendment”) (Treaty Doc. 117-1), subject to the declarations of section 2 and the condition of section 3. SECTION 2. DECLARATIONS The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations:
Why this matters
The US Senate advised and consented to ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Treaty Doc. 117-1), subject to declarations and a condition.