legislation

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

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2 rows where bill_type = "sjres", congress = 98 and policy_area = "Environmental Protection" sorted by introduced_date descending

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  • sjres · 2 ✖
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
98-sjres-273 98 sjres 273 A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "Smokey Bear Week". Environmental Protection 1984-04-12 1984-10-11 Became Public Law No: 98-467. Senate Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] AL D H000445 45 (Measure passed House, amended) Designates the week of October 7 through October 13, 1984, as Smokey Bear Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
98-sjres-143 98 sjres 143 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating the calendar week beginning with Sunday, June 3, 1984, as "National Garden Week". Environmental Protection 1983-08-03 1984-04-24 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 27 Designates the week beginning June 3, 1984, as National Garden Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  

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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);