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HJRES 431 101th Congress House International Affairs Brazil Environmental Protection Forest conservation Sovereignty

To establish that it is the policy of the United States to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest, and that the United States should redouble its…

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To establish that it is the policy of the United States to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest, and that the United States should redouble its efforts to reduce its pollution of the global environment.

Introduced: November 2, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 1990
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 17, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 17, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 17, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 17, 1990
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Sep 17, 1990
Mr. Broomfield demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Sep 17, 1990
Mr. Yatron moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended.
Sep 13, 1990
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 13, 1990
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 12, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jul 25, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 25, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
May 14, 1990
Favorable Executive Comment Received from State.
Apr 2, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Nov 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Nov 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Nov 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Nov 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 2, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the policy of the United States to recognize Brazil's sovereign authority in the Amazon, rejecting any suggestion of international control over the area, and that the United States should adopt a policy to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest. Declares that the United States should redouble its efforts to address development within its own borders in an in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner.

What's happening now September 18, 1990

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 101 Identical bill A joint resolution to establish that it is the policy of the United States to encourage and support conservation effort…
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 23, 1990
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 9, 1990
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 14, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 20, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 20, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 431: To establish that it is the policy of the United States to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest, and that the United States should redouble its efforts to reduce its pollution of the global environment.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-431/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 431: To establish that it is the policy of the United States to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest, and that the United States should redouble its efforts to reduce its pollution of the global environment.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-431/.
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H.J. Res. 431, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-431/.
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