By Andrew Restuccia and Darren Goode for POLITICO.

Originally appeared on September 24, 2015.

Pope Francis challenged lawmakers to take “courageous actions” to tackle climate change on Thursday, but the partisan fight in Congress on the environment barely paused.

Hours after the Popemobile departed Thursday morning, House Republicans took up a bill that would block the government from measuring the carbon impact of construction projects, part of a GOP strategy to throttle President Barack Obama’s green agenda and dim hopes for reaching a global agreement on climate change later this year.

Well, the pope has a lovely voice, the fossil fuel industry has super PACs and this is Congress.

That crusade will continue, Republican lawmakers said, despite the brief bipartisan spirit that swept through Washington during the pope’s visit.