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 = "sjres", congress = 99 and policy_area = "Environmental Protection" sorted by introduced_date descending

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  • sjres · 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
99-sjres-421 99 sjres 421 A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress relative to bringing the Department of Energy defense facilities into compliance with applicable environmental laws, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1986-09-27 1986-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President's FY 1988 budget should include adequate funds for environmental cleanup at Department of Energy (DOE) sites at a level adequate to put DOE facilities in compliance with the Clean Water Act and final permits under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that DOE should: (1) accord the same priority to putting its facilities into compliance with environmental laws as it accords to meeting nuclear materials and weapons production goals; (2) provide for independent inspections by affected State agencies regarding the Department's treatment and disposal of mixed wastes that may be exempt from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulation; (3) provide for an independent examination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Safety Analysis Reviews of its nuclear facilities; and (4) report to the Congress regarding plans and cost estimates for bringing DOE defense facilities into compliance with environmental laws. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-sjres-399 99 sjres 399 A joint resolution making a repayable advance to the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund. Environmental Protection 1986-08-14 1986-08-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 5 Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 to make an additional repayable cash advance to the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund (Superfund). 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  
99-sjres-393 99 sjres 393 A joint resolution making a repayable advance to the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund. Environmental Protection 1986-08-13 1986-08-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 1 Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 to make an additional repayable cash advance to the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund (Superfund). 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  

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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);