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A concurrent resolution providing that the United States delegation to the meetings of the United Nations Environment Program working group to draft a global convention on the transboundary movement…

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A concurrent resolution providing that the United States delegation to the meetings of the United Nations Environment Program working group to draft a global convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste should promote and support the inclusion in such a convention of certain provisions.

Introduced: August 11, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 2, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from State, Commerce, EPA.
Aug 22, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Aug 22, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Aug 11, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 11, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Environment Program working group meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, for the purpose of drafting a global convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste should support inclusion in the convention of: (1) a global ban on all transboundary movements of hazardous waste; (2) a definition of hazardous waste that includes all wastes potentially adversely affecting human health; (3) provisions fostering environmentally sound technologies; and (4) a requirement that the ban apply even if the receiving country is not a party to the convention.

What's happening now November 2, 1988

Executive Comment Requested from State, Commerce, EPA.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 20, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 358: A concurrent resolution providing that the United States delegation to the meetings of the United Nations Environment Program working group to draft a global convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste should promote and support the inclusion in such a convention of certain provisions.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-358/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 358: A concurrent resolution providing that the United States delegation to the meetings of the United Nations Environment Program working group to draft a global convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste should promote and support the inclusion in such a convention of certain provisions.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-358/.
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H. Con. Res. 358, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-358/.
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[H. Con. Res. 358: A concurrent resolution providing that the United States delegation to the meetings of the United Nations Environment Program working group to draft a global convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste should promote and support the inclusion in such a convention of certain provisions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-358/)
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