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SRES 494 118th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

Introduced: December 12, 2023 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 12, 2023
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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 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 December 12, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 17, 2024
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 12, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 494: A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-494/
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"S. Res. 494: A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-494/.
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S. Res. 494, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-494/.
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