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bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date ▲ latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
101-hjres-641 101 hjres 641 To designate October 1, 1990, through October 1, 1991, as the "Year of the Wetlands". Environmental Protection 1990-08-03 1990-08-03 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] LA D H000390 1 Designates October 1, 1990, through October 1, 1991, as Year of the Wetlands. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-599 101 hjres 599 To designate July 1, 1990, as "National Ducks and Wetlands Day". Environmental Protection 1990-06-12 1990-07-13 Became Public Law No: 101-331. House Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] MN R S000795 219 Designates July 1, 1990, as National Ducks and Wetlands Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-583 101 hjres 583 To designate the week of October 14, 1990, through October 20, 1990, as "National Radon Action Week". Environmental Protection 1990-05-24 1990-05-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. House Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] NJ D R000383 220 Designates the week of October 14 through 20, 1990, as National Radon Action Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-475 101 hjres 475 Designating April 1990 as "National Recycling Month". Environmental Protection 1990-02-07 1990-02-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 222 Designates April 1990 as National Recycling Month. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-460 101 hjres 460 To designate the period commencing on May 6, 1990, and ending on May 12, 1990, as "National Drinking Water Week". Environmental Protection 1990-01-23 1990-01-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. House Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] NJ D R000383 221 Designates May 6 through May 12, 1990, as National Drinking Water Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-418 101 hjres 418 Calling for the United States to encourage immediate negotiations toward a new agreement among Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties, for the full protection of Antarctica as a global ecological commons. Environmental Protection 1989-10-05 1990-11-16 See S.J.Res.206. House Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] UT D O000156 77 Declares that: (1) Antarctica is a global ecological commons and should be subjected to a new agreement or protocol which supplements the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, which should be subject to periodic review, and which should establish Antarctica as a region closed for an indefinite period to commercial minerals development and related activities; (2) under such agreement, information about minerals or other resources in Antarctica should be obtained under strictly controlled arrangements and should be openly shared within the international scientific community; (3) the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities is not adequate to protect the environment of Antarctica and could stimulate commercial exploitation; (4) pending the negotiation and entry into force of a new agreement, the Convention should not be presented to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification and the United States should support the interim measures in force among the Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty; and (5) the negotiation of such a new agreement should be a major item on the agenda of the November 1990 meeting of the Antarctica Treaty Convention Parties in Santiago, Chile. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hjres-415 101 hjres 415 Calling for the United States to encourage immediate negotiations toward a new agreement among Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties, for the full protection of Antarctica as a global ecological commons. Environmental Protection 1989-10-04 1990-11-16 See S.J.Res.206. House Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] NC D N000016 0 Declares that: (1) Antarctica is a global ecological commons and should be managed under a new agreement among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties or a protocol to the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities which should for an indefinite period establish Antarctica as a region closed to commercial minerals development and related activities; (2) under such new agreement, information about minerals or other resources in Antarctica should be obtained under strictly controlled arrangements and should be openly shared in the international scientific community; (3) the Convention is not adequate to protect the environment of Antarctica and could stimulate commercial exploitation; (4) pending the negotiations and entry into force of a new agreement or protocol ensuring the full protection of Antarctica as a global ecological commons, the President should not present the Convention to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification; (5) the United States should support the interim measures presently in force among nations signatory to the Convention; and (6) the negotiation of such a new agreement or protocol should be a major item on the agenda of the pending XV Antarctic Treaty Consultative meeting opening on October 9, 1989. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hjres-369 101 hjres 369 Designating the calendar year 1992 as the "Year of Clean Water" and the month of October 1992 as "Clean Water Month". Environmental Protection 1989-07-19 1990-10-12 See S.J.Res.181. House Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] NJ D R000383 218 Designates 1992 as the Year of Clean Water and October 1992 as Clean Water Month. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-338 101 hjres 338 Designating April 22, 1990, as "Earth Day" to promote the preservation of the global environment. Environmental Protection 1989-06-27 1989-07-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. House Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] AZ D U000001 221 Designates April 22, 1990, as Earth Day for public activities that promote global environmental preservation. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-281 101 hjres 281 To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to prohibit the exploration for, or the development or production of, oil, gas, or minerals in any area of that Sanctuary. Environmental Protection 1989-05-23 1989-08-09 Became Public Law No: 101-74. House Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1] CA D B000648 7 Declares that the Congress approves, with certain exceptions, the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, California. Prohibits the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or minerals in the Sanctuary. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hjres-258 101 hjres 258 To direct the President to submit to the Congress proposals to prevent, contain, disperse, and clean up oil spills on the territorial seas, coastal waters, inland waterways, and lands of the United States. Environmental Protection 1989-05-03 1989-08-03 See H.R.1465. House Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10] MI R S000143 3 Directs the President to report to the Congress proposals to prevent, contain, disperse, and clean up oil spills on the territorial seas, coastal waters, inland waterways, and lands of the United States. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
101-hjres-233 101 hjres 233 To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to direct the Secretary of Commerce to revise regulations implementing that designation to prohibit certain activities in the Sanctuary. Environmental Protection 1989-04-10 1989-09-09 See H.J.Res.281. House Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1] CA D B000648 2 Declares that the Congress approves, with certain exceptions, the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Disapproves the designation of hydrocarbon (oil and gas) activities as activities which may be regulated within the Sanctuary. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) within 120 days, revise regulations to prohibit hydrocarbon activities in the Sanctuary; and (2) pending implementation of such revised regulations, prohibit such hydrocarbon activities. 2021-07-01T13:18:45Z  
101-hjres-207 101 hjres 207 National Global Warming Policy Act Environmental Protection 1989-03-16 1989-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] CA D F000053 77 National Global Warming Policy Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) reduce the generation of greenhouse gases in the United States, with an initial goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from 1988 levels by 20 percent by the end of the year 2000; (2) host, in 1989, an international summit meeting on global warming and environmental concerns; (3) encourage, and develop multilateral agreements with, other nations to reduce the generation of such gases; (4) assist in the worldwide protection of tropical rainforests; (5) require Federal agencies to determine the impacts of global warming on their activities and propose greenhouse gas reduction policies; and (6) develop technologies that will provide reliable energy and services while reducing the generation of such gases. 2025-08-26T17:27:40Z  
101-hjres-134 101 hjres 134 To designate the period commencing on May 1, 1989, and ending on May 7, 1989, as "National Drinking Water Week". Environmental Protection 1989-02-07 1989-05-02 See S.J.Res.60. House Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] NJ D R000383 182 Designates the week of May 1 through May 7, 1989, as National Drinking Water Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hjres-102 101 hjres 102 To designate April 1989 as "National Recycling Month". Environmental Protection 1989-01-27 1989-04-19 Became Public Law No: 101-16. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 137 Designates the month of April 1989 as National Recycling Month. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  

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    bill_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    congress INTEGER,
    bill_type TEXT,
    bill_number INTEGER,
    title TEXT,
    policy_area TEXT,
    introduced_date TEXT,
    latest_action_date TEXT,
    latest_action_text TEXT,
    origin_chamber TEXT,
    sponsor_name TEXT,
    sponsor_state TEXT,
    sponsor_party TEXT,
    sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
    cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
    summary_text TEXT,
    update_date TEXT,
    url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);