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HR 2491 98th Congress House International Affairs Abortion, Birth Control, and Family Planning Advisory bodies Conservation of natural resources Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal advisory bodies Population growth Population policy

Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1983

Introduced: April 12, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 26, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Commerce.
Apr 19, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Apr 19, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, USDA, Commerce, DOD, DOE, HHS, DOT, Interior, State, Justice, CEQ, EPA, USTR.
Apr 18, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 12, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 12, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Apr 12, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1983 - Declares it to be the public policy to: (1) promote national population stabilization; (2) encourage other nations to achieve population stabilization; and (3) coordinate research and national planning concerning global trends in population characteristics, the availability of natural resources, and environmental change.

Directs all Federal agencies to: (1) use reliable demographic research in planning and decisionmaking which affect national and global population characteristics; and (2) develop procedures to insure the consideration of population characteristics, population stabilization, and environmental, economic, and natural resource aspects in agency planning and decisionmaking. Directs each agency head to: (1) review the agency's statutory authority, policies, and regulations to determine whether there are any impediments to complying with this Act; and (2) recommend the necessary administrative or legislative actions to eliminate such impediments.

Establishes an Interagency Council on Global Resources, the Environment, and Population to: (1) coordinate research, conduct studies, and report to the President and Congress on trends in population characteristics; (2) assess the impact of such trends on population stabilization, the environment, and the availability of natural resources; (3) recommend legislative and administrative actions to modify or eliminate Federal programs, laws, and regulations which limit the achievement of the policies of this Act; and (4) recommend to Congress and the President a national population policy and policies to encourage global population stabilization at a level which maintains the highest possible standard of living and does not deplete the world's natural resources or degrade the global environment.

Requires the President to submit to Congress, annually, a national population change and planning report which includes: (1) an evaluation of the impact that national and global trends in population characteristics, the availability of natural resources, and environmental change will have on the nation's economy and national security; and (2) recommendations for necessary legislative actions.

What's happening now July 26, 1984

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2