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HRES 427 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Commemorative events and holidays Environmental assessment, monitoring, research International organizations and cooperation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Research administration and funding Water quality

Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources.

Introduced: June 18, 2020 Introduced by: Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Agreed to (House)
Jun 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jun 5, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution (1) recognizes World Oceans Day and affirms the individual and collective duty, both nationally and internationally, to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources; and (2) expresses commitment to increasing the investment of federal funds into scientific research and monitoring to better understand the changing oceans.

What's happening now June 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Republican 2
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 18, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 5, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 5, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 5, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 5, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 5, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· Jun 5, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 427: Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-427/
MLA
"H. Res. 427: Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-427/.
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H. Res. 427, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-427/.
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[H. Res. 427: Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-427/)
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