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HCONRES 468 108th Congress House International Affairs Agricultural pollution Agriculture and Food Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Debt relief Developing countries Development credit institutions Economics and Public Finance Energy Environmental Protection Environmental law enforcement Federal aid to water resources development Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign loans Freshwater resources conservation Government Operations and Politics Government regulation Industrial pollution Infrastructure

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the world's freshwater resources.

Introduced: June 25, 2004 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 7, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 25, 2004
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 25, 2004
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water for the World Resolution - Declares that Congress: (1) recognizes that government policies should ensure that all individuals have equitable access to water and that no one is cut off from water for survival due to economic constraints; and (2) upholds the principle that governments should engage all members of society in direct participation in overseeing decisions about the conservation, distribution, use, and management of water in their communities.

Recognizes that more sustainable agricultural practices are necessary to protect water resources.

Affirms that Congress firmly commits itself to met the Millennium Development Goals, especially as they pertain to universal access to water and sanitation.

Asserts that Federal policies should ensure that in the United States direct and indirect sources of water pollution, including factories, refineries, commercial agriculture, and wastewater treatment plants, are adequately regulated and those responsible held accountable for the pollution they cause.

What's happening now August 3, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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