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SRES 467 112th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Commemorative events and holidays Elementary and secondary education Endangered and threatened species Land use and conservation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A resolution designating May 18, 2012, as "Endangered Species Day".

Introduced: May 17, 2012 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3288)
May 17, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates May 18, 2012, as Endangered Species Day.

Encourages: (1) schools to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and efforts to restore, endangered species; (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate in developing educational information for use in schools; and (3) people to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and opportunities to promote species conservation.

What's happening now May 17, 2012

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3288)

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