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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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution calls for the federal government to establish a national biodiversity strategy, which must include a goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters to protect biodiversity and address climate change by 2030 and other goals necessary to reduce the threats to biodiversity.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
43
D
Sherman, Brad
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Khanna, Ro
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Pocan, Mark
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
Newman, Marie
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Takano, Mark
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Casten, Sean
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Quigley, Mike
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Omar, Ilhan
COOPER, JAMES
D
Davids, Sharice
D
Case, Ed
D
Castor, Kathy
MALONEY, CAROLYN
McNerney, Jerry
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Panetta, Jimmy
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Ross, Deborah K.
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Stevens, Haley M.
D
Jacobs, Sara
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
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McGovern, James P.
D
Auchincloss, Jake
D
Chu, Judy
Bush, Cori
Kirkpatrick, Ann
D
Levin, Mike
McEachin, A.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Pingree, Chellie
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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DeGette, Diana
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Huffman, Jared
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 69: Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-69/
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