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HRES 549 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a vital part of the ecology of Georgia and should be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a vital part of the ecology of Georgia and should be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

Introduced: June 23, 2023 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 23, 2023
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This resolution supports the nomination of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

What's happening now June 23, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Aug 1, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 6, 2023
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 23, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 549: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a vital part of the ecology of Georgia and should be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-549/
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"H. Res. 549: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a vital part of the ecology of Georgia and should be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-549/.
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H. Res. 549, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-549/.
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[H. Res. 549: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a vital part of the ecology of Georgia and should be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-549/)
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