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

Introduced: March 17, 2005 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 17, 2005
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.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 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 April 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2005
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 120: Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the world's freshwater resources.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-120/
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"H. Con. Res. 120: Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the world's freshwater resources.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-120/.
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H. Con. Res. 120, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-120/.
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