legislation

Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

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3 rows where bill_type = "hres", congress = 110 and policy_area = "Environmental Protection" sorted by introduced_date descending

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  • hres · 3 ✖
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
110-hres-1395 110 hres 1395 Expressing concern over the current Federal policy that allows the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing Nations, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should join other developed Nations and ban the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing Nations. Environmental Protection 2008-07-31 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] TX D G000410 19 Expresses: (1) concern over the federal policy that allows the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations; and (2) support for joining other developed nations and banning such exportation. 2021-04-20T12:59:33Z  
110-hres-1161 110 hres 1161 Encouraging State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs. Environmental Protection 2008-04-29 2008-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NY D L000480 23 Recognizes and supports the expansion of voluntary recycling programs initiated at retail locations throughout the country. Commends state and local governments that have taken steps to establish or require plastic bag recycling programs and encourages them to continue to pursue such programs. 2021-09-29T14:52:37Z  
110-hres-725 110 hres 725 Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2007-10-10 2007-10-16 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] OR D B000574 36 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 35th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).Recommits to restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters and expresses dedication to working toward a sustainable, long-term solution to address the nation's decaying water infrastructure. Encourages the public and all levels of government to renew commitment to restoring and protecting the nation's rivers, lakes, streams, marine waters, and wetlands for future generations. 2023-01-11T20:22:00Z  

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CREATE TABLE legislation (
    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);