[Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5718 Introduced in House (IH)] 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5718 To study the effect of the Earth's magnetic field on the weather. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2014 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To study the effect of the Earth's magnetic field on the weather. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stockman Effect Act''. SEC. 2. MAGNETIC FIELD STUDY. (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows: (1) Prior to a magnetic polar shift, there is a decline in the Earth's magnetic fields. (2) Decrease in magnetic fields could impact global temperatures. (3) There is a possibility that the reason Mars lost its atmosphere was because of the loss of its magnetic field. (b) Magnetic Field Study.--The director of the National Science Foundation shall commission a study on the impact that a shift in the Earth's magnetic field could have on the weather. <all>