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Celebrating the recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Eastern Arkansas.

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Apr 28, 2005
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Apr 28, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Celebrates the recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Eastern Arkansas. Commends: (1) those individuals who spotted, video recorded, and verified the presence of the bird; and (2) the private and public landowners of Arkanas who protected the species' critical habitat.

Encourages the the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to continue working with all parties in Arkansas who have so successfully maintained such habitat.

Congratulates the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, and the Nature Conservancy for their leadership in preserving the bottomland hardwood habitat.

What's happening now May 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.

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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 28, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Apr 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 249: Celebrating the recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Eastern Arkansas.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-249/
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"H. Res. 249: Celebrating the recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Eastern Arkansas.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-249/.
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H. Res. 249, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-249/.
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