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HRES 1163 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Endangered and threatened species International organizations and cooperation Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the lands and oceans in the United States and encouraging diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.

Introduced: June 9, 2022 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 9, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the Earth is facing an imminent crisis from the extinction of species and the decline of biodiversity, and (2) Congress should work to support protecting and conserving at least 50% of the lands and oceans in the United States and encourage diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.

What's happening now June 9, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1163: Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the lands and oceans in the United States and encouraging diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1163/
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"H. Res. 1163: Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the lands and oceans in the United States and encouraging diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1163/.
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H. Res. 1163, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1163/.
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[H. Res. 1163: Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the lands and oceans in the United States and encouraging diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1163/)
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