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Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

Introduced: December 2, 2020 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 2, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls for the federal government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy, which must include a goal of protecting at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters to conserve biodiversity and address climate change by 2030 and other goals necessary to reduce the threats to biodiversity.

What's happening now December 2, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 2, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1247: Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1247/
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"H. Res. 1247: Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1247/.
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H. Res. 1247, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1247/.
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[H. Res. 1247: Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1247/)
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