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

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5 rows where bill_type = "hres", congress = 114 and policy_area = "Environmental Protection" sorted by introduced_date descending

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  • hres · 5 ✖
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
114-hres-898 114 hres 898 Supporting the inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts. Environmental Protection 2016-09-28 2016-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. House Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] CA D N000179 25 Recognizes the role of Latinos in protecting and preserving U.S. land, water, and wildlife. Supports the engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts. 2023-01-11T13:33:36Z  
114-hres-845 114 hres 845 Supporting the designation of the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as National Estuaries Week. Environmental Protection 2016-09-06 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. House Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] NJ R L000554 35 Supports the designation of National Estuaries Week. Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment in the United States and the nation's economic well-being and prosperity. Expresses the intent of the House of Representatives to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries. 2023-01-11T13:33:38Z  
114-hres-754 114 hres 754 Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to work to combat the nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems. Environmental Protection 2016-05-25 2016-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. House Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] NY R S001196 19 Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to create a comprehensive solution to the threat of invasive, nonnative species throughout the United States by controlling and eradicating established invasive species populations, and preventing the further introduction of nonnative species into native ecosystems. (An invasive species is an organism that is not native to an ecosystem and is ecologically or economically harmful in the new environment where it is not native.) 2023-01-11T13:32:56Z  
114-hres-540 114 hres 540 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the policies of the United States should support a transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, green jobs, full employment, a sustainable economy, fair wages, affordable energy, expanding the middle class, and ending poverty to promote national economic competitiveness and national security and for the purpose of avoiding adverse impacts of a changing climate. Environmental Protection 2015-11-30 2015-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] AZ D G000551 59 Declares that the House of Representatives shall: support the achievement of near zero greenhouse gas emissions nationally by January 1, 2050, through policies that shift the U.S. energy supply strategy from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy, increase energy efficiency, and implement zero waste practices to end dependence on fossil fuels and to promote climate security, jobs, universal access to clean energy, national economic competitiveness, and national security; establish a national goal of deriving 50% of electricity from renewable sources by January 1, 2030; establish policies and programs to modernize the national infrastructure, transition toward full employment with new green jobs, and build a sustainable economy, focusing on historically unemployed or underemployed communities; provide educational and job training programs, transitional financial assistance, and job opportunities for displaced fossil fuel industry workers; provide retraining and re-employment opportunities in green jobs for military veterans; provide increased funding for educational, training, and job assistance programs for rural residents and for increased emergency preparation and assistance to rural communities damaged by the adverse impacts of climate change; help the people of the United States to establish resiliency to withstand the significant impacts of climate change; establish policies that capture and store carbon currently in the atmosphere by protecting forests and improving land and agricultural practices; support trade policies that maintain American labor and environmental standards; support tax incentives that promote the growth of green jobs; ensure universal access to clean energy for moderate- and low-income families; create policies or programs that result in net positive environmental and economic benefits in impacted communities, which shall receive at least 25% of revenues committed to or generated by the implementation of carbon reducing programs; phase out subsidies for fossil fuel… 2023-01-11T13:29:18Z  
114-hres-424 114 hres 424 Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to conservative environmental stewardship. Environmental Protection 2015-09-17 2015-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] NY R G000564 16 Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to work constructively on creating and supporting economically viable and broadly supported solutions to measured changes in global and regional climates. 2023-01-11T13:29:48Z  

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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);