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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.

Introduced: June 24, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Sep 23, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1049.
Sep 23, 2008
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Sep 23, 2008
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 24, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6024-6025)
Jun 24, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6025)
Jun 24, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the government should fully use federal authorities, diplomatic agreements, and other appropriate mechanisms, including working with other donor nations, to identify global conservation goals, and increase funding for, global conservation strategies in order to help ensure the sustainable use of natural resources and protect biological diversity in terrestrial and marine environments of developing countries; and (2) federal efforts should reflect a recognition of the problem's urgency by annually reporting to the appropriate congressional committees regarding progress reports and action plans.

What's happening now September 23, 2008

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1049.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 11, 2008
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 25, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 598: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-598/
MLA
"S. Res. 598: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-598/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 598, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-598/.
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[S. Res. 598: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-598/)
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