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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 |
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| 119-sres-550 | 119 | sres | 550 | A resolution recognizing that climate change is not a hoax, but sound science. | Environmental Protection | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 10 | 2026-01-06T16:04:00Z | ||
| 119-sres-551 | 119 | sres | 551 | A resolution recognizing that sea levels are rising at accelerated rates due to human-caused climate change. | Environmental Protection | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 8 | 2026-01-06T18:48:29Z | ||
| 119-sres-553 | 119 | sres | 553 | A resolution recognizing that climate change is real. | Environmental Protection | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 8 | 2026-01-06T18:29:28Z | ||
| 119-sres-559 | 119 | sres | 559 | A resolution recognizing that climate change is making wildfires more frequent, more intense, and more destructive. | Environmental Protection | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 10 | 2026-01-06T18:30:20Z | ||
| 119-sres-561 | 119 | sres | 561 | A resolution recognizing that particulate matter pollution can cause heart attacks, asthma, strokes, and premature death. | Environmental Protection | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 8 | 2026-01-06T18:56:43Z | ||
| 119-sres-562 | 119 | sres | 562 | A resolution recognizing that ozone pollution can cause lung disease, asthma attacks, cardiovascular problems, and reproductive issues. | Environmental Protection | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 8 | 2026-01-06T18:22:13Z | ||
| 119-sres-498 | 119 | sres | 498 | A resolution honoring Dr. Jane Goodall and her legacy as an ethologist, conservationist, and activist. | Environmental Protection | 2025-11-10 | 2025-11-10 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8183; text: CR S8135-8136) | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 6 | 2025-12-03T15:45:34Z | ||
| 119-sres-483 | 119 | sres | 483 | A resolution honoring the extraordinary life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall. | Environmental Protection | 2025-11-05 | 2025-12-09 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8580-8581; text: CR 11/5/2025 S7927-7928) | Senate | Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] | VT | D | W000800 | 17 | 2025-12-15T16:55:55Z | ||
| 119-sres-418 | 119 | sres | 418 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2025-09-19 | 2025-09-29 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/19/2025 S6795-6796) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 30 | 2025-12-12T15:53:42Z | ||
| 119-sres-320 | 119 | sres | 320 | A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". | Environmental Protection | 2025-07-14 | 2025-07-14 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4338: 1) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 5 | 2025-07-25T12:11:22Z | ||
| 119-sres-313 | 119 | sres | 313 | A resolution honoring the Yell County Wildlife Federation. | Environmental Protection | 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-08 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4259) | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 1 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 119-sres-289 | 119 | sres | 289 | A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 15 through June 22, 2025, as "National Pollinator Week". | Environmental Protection | 2025-06-18 | 2025-06-18 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S3474-3475) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 0 | 2025-07-03T13:57:10Z | ||
| 119-sres-248 | 119 | sres | 248 | A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. | Environmental Protection | 2025-05-22 | 2025-05-22 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S3121-3122) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | 2025-05-28T13:18:38Z | ||
| 119-sres-211 | 119 | sres | 211 | A resolution designating May 10, 2025, as "World Migratory Bird Day". | Environmental Protection | 2025-05-08 | 2025-05-08 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2831; text: CR S2843) | Senate | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | NM | D | H001046 | 1 | 2025-06-02T14:33:09Z | ||
| 119-sres-187 | 119 | sres | 187 | A resolution celebrating the 153rd anniversary of Arbor Day. | Environmental Protection | 2025-04-29 | 2025-04-29 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643: 3; text: CR S2669-2670: 3) | Senate | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | ID | R | R000584 | 6 | 2025-06-24T20:21:15Z | ||
| 119-sres-183 | 119 | sres | 183 | A resolution designating the month of April 2025 as "Earth Month" and expressing support for environmental stewardship and climate action. | Environmental Protection | 2025-04-28 | 2025-04-28 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2609) | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 4 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 119-sres-157 | 119 | sres | 157 | A resolution designating April 2025 as "National Native Plant Month". | Environmental Protection | 2025-04-05 | 2025-04-05 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2447-2448) | Senate | Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] | MS | R | H001079 | 6 | 2025-05-14T18:28:15Z | ||
| 119-sres-36 | 119 | sres | 36 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States, States, cities, Tribal nations, businesses, institutions of higher education, and other institutions in the United States should work toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. | Environmental Protection | 2025-01-24 | 2025-01-24 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S372-373) | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 22 | 2025-05-01T10:56:32Z | ||
| 118-sres-919 | 118 | sres | 919 | A resolution recognizing the 40th year since the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster and helping to ensure that no other community suffers another chemical disaster, by designating December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day. | Environmental Protection | 2024-12-03 | 2024-12-03 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6782) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 2 | 2025-12-05T09:24:09Z | ||
| 118-sres-892 | 118 | sres | 892 | A resolution designating the week beginning on October 13, 2024, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". | Environmental Protection | 2024-11-12 | 2024-11-12 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6531-6532; text: CR S6530-6531) | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 14 | 2024-12-12T23:55:58Z | ||
| 118-sres-858 | 118 | sres | 858 | A resolution reocgnizing the 15th anniversary of Outdoor Afro. | Environmental Protection | 2024-09-25 | 2024-09-25 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6449) | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 3 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 118-sres-820 | 118 | sres | 820 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 21 through September 28, 2024, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2024-09-16 | 2024-09-16 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6068; text: CR S6055-6056) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 30 | 2025-12-04T14:40:28Z | ||
| 118-sres-763 | 118 | sres | 763 | A resolution designating July 2024 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". | Environmental Protection | 2024-07-11 | 2024-07-11 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4563-4564) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 5 | 2025-12-06T00:43:13Z | ||
| 118-sres-747 | 118 | sres | 747 | A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 16 through June 22, 2024, as "National Pollinator Week". | Environmental Protection | 2024-06-20 | 2024-06-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4198; text: CR S4185-4186) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | 2024-12-03T23:15:30Z | ||
| 118-sres-649 | 118 | sres | 649 | A resolution raising awareness of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). | Environmental Protection | 2024-04-18 | 2024-04-18 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2888) | Senate | Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] | VT | D | W000800 | 1 | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | ||
| 118-sres-653 | 118 | sres | 653 | A resolution recognizing the 54th anniversary of Earth Day and the leadership of its founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson. | Environmental Protection | 2024-04-18 | 2024-04-18 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2890) | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 4 | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | ||
| 118-sres-641 | 118 | sres | 641 | A resolution designating the week of April 7 through April 13, 2024, as "National Water Week". | Environmental Protection | 2024-04-15 | 2024-04-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2756; text: CR S2751) | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 7 | 2024-12-12T20:34:05Z | ||
| 118-sres-610 | 118 | sres | 610 | A resolution honoring Dr. Jane Goodall and her legacy as an ethologist, conservationist, and activist. | Environmental Protection | 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-21 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 3 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 118-sres-516 | 118 | sres | 516 | A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Environmental Protection | 2023-12-19 | 2023-12-19 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S6059) | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 0 | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | ||
| 118-sres-494 | 118 | sres | 494 | A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. | Environmental Protection | 2023-12-12 | 2023-12-12 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 6 | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | ||
| 118-sres-353 | 118 | sres | 353 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16 through September 23, 2023, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2023-09-20 | 2023-09-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4635; text: CR S4632) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 28 | 2025-12-05T08:02:30Z | ||
| 118-sres-296 | 118 | sres | 296 | A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". | Environmental Protection | 2023-07-13 | 2023-07-13 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2465) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 2 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 118-sres-198 | 118 | sres | 198 | A resolution designating the week of April 23 through April 29, 2023, as "National Water Week". | Environmental Protection | 2023-05-04 | 2023-05-04 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1539; text: CR S1538) | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 6 | 2024-11-18T14:44:32Z | ||
| 118-sres-173 | 118 | sres | 173 | A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal. | Environmental Protection | 2023-04-25 | 2023-04-25 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1349-1350) | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 12 | 2025-12-05T08:31:23Z | ||
| 117-sres-807 | 117 | sres | 807 | A resolution designating November 5, 2022, as "National Bison Day". | Environmental Protection | 2022-09-28 | 2022-09-28 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5164-5165; text: CR S5231) | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 14 | This resolution designates November 5, 2022, as National Bison Day. | 2022-11-01T04:18:35Z | |
| 117-sres-779 | 117 | sres | 779 | A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2022, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4878; text: CR S4860) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 22 | This resolution designates the week of September 17-September 24, 2022, as National Estuaries Week. | 2022-11-01T04:18:04Z | |
| 117-sres-697 | 117 | sres | 697 | A resolution designating July 2022 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". | Environmental Protection | 2022-06-23 | 2022-06-23 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3167) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | This resolution designates July 2022 as Plastic Pollution Action Month. | 2022-12-29T17:48:32Z | |
| 117-sres-374 | 117 | sres | 374 | A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 25, 2021, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-21 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6590-6591) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 18 | This resolution designates the week of September 19-September 25, 2021, as National Estuaries Week. | 2023-09-25T16:00:32Z | |
| 117-sres-304 | 117 | sres | 304 | A resolution designating July 2021 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". | Environmental Protection | 2021-07-15 | 2021-07-15 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4930-4931) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | This resolution designates July 2021 as Plastic Pollution Action Month. | 2023-01-01T23:42:07Z | |
| 117-sres-166 | 117 | sres | 166 | A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal. | Environmental Protection | 2021-04-20 | 2021-04-20 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2086-2087) | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 12 | This resolution calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of achieving greenhouse gas and toxic emissions reductions needed to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming; establishing millions of high-wage union jobs and ensuring economic security for all; investing in infrastructure and industry; securing clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food, access to nature, and a sustainable environment for all; and promoting justice and equality. The resolution calls for accomplishment of these goals through a 10-year national mobilization effort. The resolution also enumerates the goals and projects of the mobilization effort, including building smart power grids (i.e., power grids that enable customers to reduce their power use during peak demand periods); upgrading all existing buildings and constructing new buildings to achieve maximum energy and water efficiency; removing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation and agricultural sectors; cleaning up existing hazardous waste and abandoned sites; ensuring businesspersons are free from unfair competition; and providing higher education, high-quality health care, and affordable, safe, and adequate housing to all. | 2023-01-11T13:49:02Z | |
| 117-sres-17 | 117 | sres | 17 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. | Environmental Protection | 2021-01-27 | 2021-01-27 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S178) | Senate | Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] | IA | R | E000295 | 27 | This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) clean water is a national priority, and (2) the 2020 final rule titled The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" should not be withdrawn or vacated. | 2023-01-11T13:47:27Z | |
| 116-sres-714 | 116 | sres | 714 | A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken the Clean Water Act and protections for waters of the United States. | Environmental Protection | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5835-5837) | Senate | Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] | IL | D | D000622 | 7 | This resolution encourages the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain and strengthen requirements that keep waterways clean. It also encourages the EPA to end or reverse administrative actions that weaken requirements protecting the nation's waters. | 2023-01-11T13:44:38Z | |
| 116-sres-700 | 116 | sres | 700 | A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2020, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2020-09-16 | 2020-09-16 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5676; text: CR S5655) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 22 | This resolution designates the week of September 19-September 26, 2020, as National Estuaries Week. | 2021-12-29T21:58:34Z | |
| 116-sres-593 | 116 | sres | 593 | A resolution to recognize the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the leadership of its founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson. | Environmental Protection | 2020-05-20 | 2020-05-20 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2556-2557) | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 16 | This bill recognizes April 22, 2020, as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and commends the leadership of its founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson. | 2023-01-03T13:09:59Z | |
| 116-sres-537 | 116 | sres | 537 | A resolution encouraging the Trump Administration to maintain protections under the National Environmental Policy Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and its protections for American communities. | Environmental Protection | 2020-03-10 | 2020-03-10 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1674) | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 6 | This resolution supports the continued enforcement of environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act. | 2023-01-11T13:43:19Z | |
| 116-sres-422 | 116 | sres | 422 | A resolution recognizing November 15, 2019, as "America Recycles Day" and expressing the sense of the Senate that recycling promotes a healthy economy and responsible environmental stewardship. | Environmental Protection | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6614; text: CR S6611) | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 1 | This resolution recognizes November 15, 2019, as America Recycles Day and encourages people to incorporate additional recycling practices into their daily lives. | 2021-12-29T21:57:46Z | |
| 116-sres-372 | 116 | sres | 372 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030. | Environmental Protection | 2019-10-22 | 2019-10-22 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S5976-5977) | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 13 | This resolution urges the federal government to establish a goal of conserving at least 30% of the land and 30% of the ocean within its territory by 2030. | 2022-11-01T04:17:49Z | |
| 116-sres-342 | 116 | sres | 342 | A resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change entitled "Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate". | Environmental Protection | 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-25 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5711-5712) | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 4 | This resolution accepts the findings in the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and affirms that immediate action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the ocean and cryosphere. | 2022-11-01T13:49:51Z | |
| 116-sres-316 | 116 | sres | 316 | A resolution supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution. | Environmental Protection | 2019-09-18 | 2019-09-18 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5579-5580) | Senate | Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] | CA | D | H001075 | 33 | This concurrent resolution supports existing regulations with the goals of (1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage, and (2) protecting national security and human health and welfare. The concurrent resolution also supports policies that will help meet these goals, such as policies that achieve maximum feasible reductions in oil use. | 2022-11-01T13:49:59Z | |
| 116-sres-305 | 116 | sres | 305 | A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 21, 2019, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-01 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5318; text: CR S5317) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 26 | This resolution designates the week of September 14-September 21, 2019, as National Estuaries Week. | 2021-12-29T21:57:29Z | |
| 116-sres-290 | 116 | sres | 290 | A resolution celebrating 50 years of environmental progress in the Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie. | Environmental Protection | 2019-07-29 | 2019-07-29 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5149; text: CR S5149) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | This resolution celebrates 50 years of environmental progress in the Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie. In addition, the resolution expresses the Senate's commitment to improve the Great Lakes Basin's ecosystem health, drinking water quality, and wastewater infrastructure. | 2021-12-29T21:57:28Z | |
| 116-sres-59 | 116 | sres | 59 | A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal. | Environmental Protection | 2019-02-07 | 2019-02-07 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1140-1142) | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 14 | This resolution calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions; establishing millions of high-wage jobs and ensuring economic security for all; investing in infrastructure and industry; securing clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food, access to nature, and a sustainable environment for all; and promoting justice and equality. The resolution calls for accomplishment of these goals through a 10-year national mobilization effort. The resolution also enumerates the goals and projects of the mobilization effort, including building smart power grids (i.e., power grids that enable customers to reduce their power use during peak demand periods); upgrading all existing buildings and constructing new buildings to achieve maximum energy and water efficiency; removing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation and agricultural sectors; cleaning up existing hazardous waste and abandoned sites; ensuring businesspersons are free from unfair competition; and providing higher education, high-quality health care, and affordable, safe, and adequate housing to all. | 2022-11-01T15:47:48Z | |
| 115-sres-708 | 115 | sres | 708 | A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program. | Environmental Protection | 2018-11-27 | 2018-11-27 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7136-7138; text of measure as introduced: CR S7136) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 25 | Recognizes and accepts the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the special report on the impacts of global warming and the findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program in the Fourth National Climate Assessment report. Expresses the sense that immediate action by Congress and the Administration is needed to reduce greenhouse gases. | 2023-01-11T13:40:53Z | |
| 115-sres-642 | 115 | sres | 642 | A resolution designating the week of September 15 through September 22, 2018, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2018-09-18 | 2018-10-04 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6545-6546) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 26 | Designates the week of September 15-September 22, 2018, as National Estuaries Week. | 2023-01-11T13:41:17Z | |
| 115-sres-573 | 115 | sres | 573 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and that the National Science Foundation should engage on the communication of sound climate change science to the public. | Environmental Protection | 2018-07-12 | 2018-07-12 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4953) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 17 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: climate change is real and human activity is the main driver of it; it is in the public interest that broadcast meteorologists knowledgeably communicate scientifically-based climate information; and fossil fuel companies, public-relations firms, and foundations should cease their misinformation campaigns concerning the dangers of climate change. | 2023-01-11T13:41:45Z | |
| 115-sres-473 | 115 | sres | 473 | A resolution expressing no confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and calling for the immediate resignation of the Administrator. | Environmental Protection | 2018-04-18 | 2018-04-18 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266-2267) | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 38 | Calls for the immediate resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. | 2023-01-11T13:39:37Z | |
| 115-sres-232 | 115 | sres | 232 | A resolution supporting the inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts. | Environmental Protection | 2017-07-26 | 2017-07-26 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4310) | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 17 | 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. | 2023-01-11T13:38:51Z | |
| 115-sres-230 | 115 | sres | 230 | A resolution designating the week of September 16 through September 23, 2017, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2017-07-24 | 2017-08-03 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 28 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of September 16-September 23, 2017, as National Estuaries Week. | 2023-01-11T13:38:51Z | |
| 115-sres-12 | 115 | sres | 12 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated. | Environmental Protection | 2017-01-12 | 2017-01-12 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 1 | Calls for the nullification of the final rule entitled, "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" about the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the rule on June 29, 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:35:16Z | |
| 114-sres-602 | 114 | sres | 602 | A resolution supporting the inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts. | Environmental Protection | 2016-09-29 | 2016-09-29 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6278) | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 16 | 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. | 2023-01-11T13:34:05Z | |
| 114-sres-608 | 114 | sres | 608 | A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2016-09-29 | 2016-11-16 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 26 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as National Estuaries Week. | 2023-01-11T13:34:05Z | |
| 114-sres-269 | 114 | sres | 269 | A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2015-09-24 | 2015-09-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6949; text as passed Senate: CR S6941-6942) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 20 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of September 19-September 26, 2015, as 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 Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries. | 2021-07-10T19:49:01Z | |
| 114-sres-244 | 114 | sres | 244 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the "Laudato Si" encyclical of Pope Francis, and global climate change. | Environmental Protection | 2015-08-05 | 2015-08-05 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6402-6403) | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 5 | Declares that the Senate stands with Pope Francis and the scientific consensus that: human activity is the primary driver of climate change, present climate trends are unsustainable, and immediate action must be taken to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the deleterious effects of human-induced climate change. | 2023-01-11T13:29:56Z | |
| 114-sres-142 | 114 | sres | 142 | A resolution honoring the life of Rachel Carson. | Environmental Protection | 2015-04-21 | 2015-04-21 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2305-2306) | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 2 | Honors the life of Rachel Carson, a scientist, writer, and pioneer of the environmental movement. | 2023-01-11T13:27:22Z | |
| 113-sres-574 | 113 | sres | 574 | A resolution designating the week of September 20 through September 27, 2014, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5800) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 27 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of September 20-September 27, 2014, as 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 Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries. | 2022-03-03T21:27:53Z | |
| 113-sres-524 | 113 | sres | 524 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding global climate change. | Environmental Protection | 2014-07-28 | 2014-07-28 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4999) | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 24 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges to the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z | |
| 113-sres-512 | 113 | sres | 512 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and the proposed rules and guidelines relating to carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. | Environmental Protection | 2014-07-23 | 2014-07-23 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4770) | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 31 | Urges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw the proposed rules entitled: (1) "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units," and (2) "Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units." | 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z | |
| 113-sres-309 | 113 | sres | 309 | A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States. | Environmental Protection | 2013-11-21 | 2013-11-21 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8464-8465) | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 8 | Expresses support for: (1) improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable material throughout the United States in order to create well-paying jobs, foster innovation and investment in recycling infrastructure, and stimulate the economy; (2) strengthening the U.S. manufacturing base in order to rebuild the domestic economy; (3) a competitive marketplace for recyclable materials; (4) the trade of recyclable commodities; (5) U.S. policies that promote recycling and recyclable materials, that promote using recyclable materials as feedstock to produce new basic materials and finished products, and that establish the equitable treatment of recycled materials; (6) research and development of new technologies to more efficiently and effectively recycle materials such as automobile shredder residue and cathode ray tubes and to remove materials that are impediments to recycling; (7) Design for Recycling to ensure that a good can be recycled safely and economically at the end of its useful life; and (8) the participation of U.S. households, businesses, and governmental entities in recycling programs. Recognizes that the U.S. scrap recycling industry is critical to the future of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:23:41Z | |
| 113-sres-263 | 113 | sres | 263 | A resolution designating the week of September 23 through September 29, 2013, as "National Estuaries Week". | Environmental Protection | 2013-09-26 | 2013-12-13 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8813; text: CR S8821-8822) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 25 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of September 23 through September 29, 2013, as 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 Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries. | 2023-01-11T13:24:02Z | |
| 112-sres-566 | 112 | sres | 566 | A resolution designating September 29, 2012, as "National Estuaries Day". | Environmental Protection | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469-6472; text as passed Senate: CR S6471; text of measure as introduced: CR S6466) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 21 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 29, 2012, as National Estuaries Day. Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment and U.S. economic well-being and prosperity.Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-sres-467 | 112 | sres | 467 | A resolution designating May 18, 2012, as "Endangered Species Day". | Environmental Protection | 2012-05-17 | 2012-05-17 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3288) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 14 | Designates May 18, 2012, as Endangered Species Day.Encourages: (1) schools to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and efforts to restore, endangered species; (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate in developing educational information for use in schools; and (3) people to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and opportunities to promote species conservation. | 2019-02-20T22:50:36Z | |
| 112-sres-281 | 112 | sres | 281 | A resolution designating September 24, 2011, as "National Estuaries Day". | Environmental Protection | 2011-09-23 | 2011-09-23 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5934-5936; text as passed Senate: CR S5935-5936; text of measure as introduced: CR S9551-5952) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 18 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 24, 2011, as National Estuaries Day. Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment and U.S. economic well-being and prosperity.Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries. | 2022-02-03T06:01:28Z | |
| 112-sres-251 | 112 | sres | 251 | A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States. | Environmental Protection | 2011-08-02 | 2011-11-16 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7627-7628) | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 20 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses support for: (1) improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable material throughout the United States in order to create well-paying jobs, foster innovation and investment in recycling infrastructure, and stimulate the economy; (2) strengthening the U.S. manufacturing base in order to rebuild the domestic economy; (3) a competitive marketplace for recyclable materials; (4) the trade of recyclable commodities; (5) U.S. policies that promote recycling, that promote recyclable materials as essential economic commodities rather than wastes, that promote using recyclable materials as feedstock to produce new basic materials and finished products, and that establish the equitable treatment of recycled materials; (6) research and development of new technologies to more efficiently and effectively recycle materials, such as automobile shredder residue and cathode ray tubes, and of new technologies to remove materials that are impediments to recycling, such as radioactive material, polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury-containing devices, and chlorofluorocarbons; (7) Design for Recycling to ensure that a good can be recycled safely and economically at the end of its useful life; and (8) the participation of U.S. households, businesses, and governmental entities in recycling programs. Recognizes that the U.S. scrap recycling industry is critical to the future of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:22:28Z | |
| 112-sres-119 | 112 | sres | 119 | A resolution recognizing past, present, and future public health and economic benefits of cleaner air due to the successful implementation of the Clean Air Act. | Environmental Protection | 2011-03-31 | 2011-03-31 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2052-2053) | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 33 | Recognizes: (1) the health, economic, and national security benefits of the Clean Air Act; and (2) that Clean Air Act programs have a record of providing health and economic benefits that significantly exceed the initial investments made in pollution reduction technology. Expresses support for the protection of children and families from harmful pollution through continued implementation of that Act. | 2019-02-20T22:47:05Z | |
| 111-sres-677 | 111 | sres | 677 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of recycling and the inception of recycling on the National Mall. | Environmental Protection | 2010-11-15 | 2010-11-15 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7909) | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 4 | Recognizes the importance of observing America Recycles Day.Commends the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, the Trust for the National Mall, and the Coca-Cola Company for: (1) establishing and promoting recycling on the National Mall; and (2) providing an excellent example for government agencies and corporate citizens to follow in making recycling possible in public places. | 2023-01-11T13:21:15Z | |
| 111-sres-596 | 111 | sres | 596 | A resolution to designate September 25, 2010, as "National Estuaries Day". | Environmental Protection | 2010-07-28 | 2010-08-03 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6667-6668) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 20 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Designates September 25, 2010, as National Estuaries Day. Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to U.S. economic well-being and productivity.Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries. | 2023-01-11T13:21:41Z | |
| 111-sres-588 | 111 | sres | 588 | A resolution recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people of the Gulf Coast and their way of life and urging British Petroleum to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from the States directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. | Environmental Protection | 2010-07-20 | 2010-07-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6037; text as passed Senate: CR S6037; text of measure as introduced: CR S6027) | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the way of life, economy, and natural resources of the Gulf Coast states. Supports the continued public and private efforts to stop the oil spill, mitigate further damage to the Gulf Coast, and clean up this environmental disaster. Urges British Petroleum (BP) to give all due consideration to individuals, businesses, and organizations of the states directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill where practicable, as BP considers services or products related to ongoing efforts in the Gulf of Mexico associated with this oil spill. | 2017-12-13T21:31:40Z | |
| 111-sres-582 | 111 | sres | 582 | A resolution recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people of the Gulf Coast and their way of life and urging British Petroleum to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from the States directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. | Environmental Protection | 2010-07-14 | 2010-07-14 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5859) | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 9 | Recognizes the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the way of life, economy, and natural resources of the Gulf Coast states. Supports the continued public and private efforts to stop the oil spill, mitigate further damage to the Gulf Coast, and clean up this environmental disaster. Urges British Petroleum (BP) to give all due consideration to individuals, businesses, and organizations of the states directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill where practicable, as BP considers services or products related to ongoing efforts in the Gulf of Mexico associated with this oil spill. | 2023-01-11T13:21:41Z | |
| 111-sres-503 | 111 | sres | 503 | A resolution designating May 21, 2010, as "Endangered Species Day". | Environmental Protection | 2010-04-28 | 2010-05-07 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3433) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Designates May 21, 2010, as Endangered Species Day.Encourages: (1) schools to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and efforts to restore, endangered species; (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate in developing educational information for use in schools; and (3) people to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and opportunities to promote species conservation. | 2023-01-11T13:20:15Z | |
| 111-sres-247 | 111 | sres | 247 | A resolution designating September 26, 2009, as "National Estuaries Day". | Environmental Protection | 2009-08-06 | 2009-09-10 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9273) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 18 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Designates September 26, 2009, as National Estuaries Day. Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to protect and restore U.S. estuaries. | 2023-01-11T13:18:08Z | |
| 111-sres-121 | 111 | sres | 121 | A resolution designating May 15, 2009, as "Endangered Species Day". | Environmental Protection | 2009-04-30 | 2009-05-12 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5394) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates May 15, 2009, as Endangered Species Day. Encourages: (1) schools to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and efforts to restore, endangered species; (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate in developing educational information for use in schools; and (3) people to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and opportunities to promote species conservation. | 2023-01-11T13:19:20Z | |
| 111-sres-64 | 111 | sres | 64 | A resolution recognizing the need for the Environmental Protection Agency to end decades of delay and utilize existing authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to comprehensively regulate coal combustion waste and the need for the Tennessee Valley Authority to be a national leader in technological innovation, low-cost power, and environmental stewardship. | Environmental Protection | 2009-03-04 | 2009-03-04 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2775) | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 3 | Recognizes the need for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) immediately conduct reviews of all coal combustion waste impoundments and landfills to ensure the safety of people and the environment located in any area that may be threatened by a spill or release; (2) report to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the earliest date the Agency can regulate coal combustion waste using its authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); and (3) issue rules as quickly as possible on regulating coal combustion waste under RCRA. Recognizes the need for the Tennessee Valley Authority to meet Congress's intentions and be a national leader in technological innovation, low-cost power, and environmental stewardship. | 2023-01-11T13:19:39Z | |
| 110-sres-729 | 110 | sres | 729 | A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to a proposed regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, now under review in the Office of Management and Budget, that would undercut air quality protections established by Congress in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 for national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, and national seashores. | Environmental Protection | 2008-12-10 | 2008-12-10 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10884) | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 9 | Expresses opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal entitled "Prevention of Significant Deterioration New Source Review: Refinement of Increment Modeling Procedures" and urges that the rule be withdrawn.Finds that EPA has proposed multiple changes to the PSD program that would conflict with Congress's statutory scheme to preserve, protect, and enhance air quality in national parks, wilderness areas, monuments, and seashores, and in other areas of special natural, recreational, scenic, or historic value. | 2017-12-14T22:06:53Z | |
| 110-sres-663 | 110 | sres | 663 | A resolution expressing concern over the current Federal policy that allows the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should join other developed nations and ban the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations. | Environmental Protection | 2008-09-17 | 2008-09-17 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8955) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 0 | 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. | 2017-12-14T22:05:57Z | |
| 110-sres-631 | 110 | sres | 631 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate has lost confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen L. Johnson, that the Administrator should resign his position immediately, and that the Department of Justice should open an investigation into the veracity of his congressional testimony regarding the California waiver decision and pursue any prosecutorial action the Department determines to be warranted. | Environmental Protection | 2008-07-29 | 2008-07-29 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7639-7640) | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 4 | Declares that the Senate has lost confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stephen L. Johnson, and calls for his immediate resignation.Urges the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the veracity of his congressional testimony regarding the California waiver decision and to pursue any prosecutorial action warranted. | 2017-12-14T22:05:25Z | |
| 110-sres-354 | 110 | sres | 354 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act. | Environmental Protection | 2007-10-19 | 2007-10-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13167; text as passed Senate: CR S13167; text of measure as introduced: CR S13159) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Calls for U.S. citizens and governments to: (1) recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the United States under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act); and (2) recommit to restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the United States. | 2017-12-14T22:01:08Z | |
| 110-sres-212 | 110 | sres | 212 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate relating to legislation to curb global warming. | Environmental Protection | 2007-05-21 | 2007-05-21 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6408) | Senate | Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] | MN | R | C001057 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that any comprehensive, mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reduction program enacted by Congress should include: (1) determinations of the extent to which other countries that are major contributors of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations have established programs that are comparable in the effectiveness to the U.S. program; (2) consequences, in the form of a review of the program or change to other U.S. policies, if such other countries' programs are found to be less effective; (3) determinations relating to whether the U.S. program is increasing the rate of poverty or unemployment in the United States and, if so, a process to review the program; and (4) effective incentives for private entities that sell electricity to increase the percentage of sales generated by clean energy sources. | 2023-01-11T17:02:45Z | |
| 105-sres-224 | 105 | sres | 224 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding an international project to evaluate and facilitate the exchange of advanced technologies. | Environmental Protection | 1998-05-06 | 1998-05-06 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4449-4450) | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should instruct the Secretary of Energy to consider the Advanced Technology Research Project and report to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on: (1) whether the United States should encourage the establishment of an international project to facilitate the evaluation and international exchange of data relating to advanced nuclear waste technologies; (2) whether such project could be funded privately and administered by an international nongovernmental, nonprofit organization, with operations in countries that have an interest in developing such technologies; and (3) any legislation that the Secretary believes would be required to enable such a project to be undertaken. | 2016-10-26T06:32:06Z | |
| 105-sres-98 | 105 | sres | 98 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. | Environmental Protection | 1997-06-12 | 1997-07-25 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-0. Record Vote No: 205. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 64 | Declares that the United States should not be a signatory to any protocol to, or other agreement regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, at negotiations in Kyoto in December 1997 or thereafter which would: (1) mandate new commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the Annex 1 Parties, unless the protocol or other agreement also mandates new specific scheduled commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for Developing Country Parties within the same compliance period; or (2) result in serious harm to the U.S. economy. Calls for any such protocol or other agreement which would require the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification to be accompanied by: (1) a detailed explanation of any legislation or regulatory actions that may be required to implement it; and (2) an analysis of the detailed financial costs which would be incurred by, and other impacts on, the U.S. economy. | 2025-04-07T15:32:34Z | |
| 103-sres-287 | 103 | sres | 287 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding regulation of mercury hazardous waste, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-11-30 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Environmental Protection Agency should not exempt mercury hazardous wastes from hazardous waste regulation but should adopt waste management policies and rules that seek to minimize all releases of mercury into the environment while encouraging the recycling of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps and other mercury-containing devices. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-sres-326 | 102 | sres | 326 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that a National Institutes for the Environment should be established. | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-23 | 1992-07-23 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the National Institutes for the Environment should be established to: (1) provide a coordinated, nationwide program for establishing comprehensive environmental research priorities; and (2) support competitively awarded environmental research and training aimed at preventing and solving environmental problems. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-sres-264 | 102 | sres | 264 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that people in the United States should plant more trees in their communities. | Environmental Protection | 1992-03-05 | 1992-03-05 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 11 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that people in the United States should plant more trees in their communities. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-sres-265 | 102 | sres | 265 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the United Nations should designate 1993 as the "Year of the Tree" in order to encourage the citizens of the world to plant trees. | Environmental Protection | 1992-03-05 | 1992-03-05 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 11 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United Nations should designate 1993 as the Year of the Tree in order to encourage the citizens of the world to plant trees. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 102-sres-217 | 102 | sres | 217 | A resolution urging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accelerate the scheduled phaseout of ozone-destroying substances in the United States as required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; calling on the President to urge the Contracting Parties to the Montreal Protocol to modify the Protocol in order to accelerate the phaseout of such substances; and for other purposes based on scientific findings concerning the degradation of the stratospheric ozone layer. | Environmental Protection | 1991-11-07 | 1991-11-07 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 23 | States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should: (1) accelerate the phaseout schedules and final phaseout dates of chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, and halons required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; (2) accelerate the phaseout schedules and final phaseout date of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that have relatively long atmospheric lifetimes, high ozone depletion potentials, or high global warming potentials; and (3) prioritize efforts to issue regulations providing for the recapture and recycling of ozone-destroying substances as used in appliances and motor vehicle air conditioners and the elimination of such substances as used in non-essential consumer products. Declares that the President should urge the contracting parties to the Montreal Protocol to: (1) accelerate the phaseout schedules and final phaseout date of ozone-destroying chemicals covered by the Protocol; (2) include hydrochlorofluorocarbons within the Protocol and provide for the most rapid phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons with relatively long atmospheric lifetimes, high ozone depletion potentials, or high global warming potentials; (3) amend the Protocol to include recapture and recycling provisions and to prohibit the venting or releasing of ozone-destroying chemicals from refrigeration and air conditioning units by a certain date; and (4) accelerate the compliance of developing countries with the terms of the Protocol. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-sres-141 | 102 | sres | 141 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should implement promptly the recommendations the National Academy of Sciences issued in its report, "Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming". | Environmental Protection | 1991-06-24 | 1991-06-24 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] | CO | D | W000647 | 6 | Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that the United States Government implement the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences in its report "Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming." | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-sres-95 | 102 | sres | 95 | A resolution urging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accelerate the scheduled phaseout of production of ozone-destroying substances in the United States as required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and calling on the President to urge the United Nations to call a special session of the Contracting Parties to the Montreal Protocol in order to conclude an agreement accelerating the scheduled phaseout of such substances and for other purposes based on recent scientific findings concerning the degradation of the stratospheric ozone layer and increased atmospheric concentrations of substances that lead to the degradation of the stratospheric ozone layer. | Environmental Protection | 1991-04-09 | 1992-03-03 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 22 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should accelerate the interim phaseout schedules and the final phaseout date of chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, and halons (and shall provide for complete phaseout as early as possible), accelerate the interim phaseout schedule and the final phaseout date of the hydrochlorofluorocarbons that have relatively long atmospheric lifetimes or high ozone depletion potentials, and prioritize efforts to issue regulations providing for the recapture and recycling of ozone-destroying substances used in appliances and motor vehicle air-conditioners and for the elimination of such substances used in nonessential consumer products; and (2) the President should urge the Contracting Parties to the Montreal Protocol to accelerate the interim phaseout schedules and the final phaseout date of the ozone-destroying chemicals currently covered by the Protocol, to include hydrochlorofluorocarbons within the terms of the Protocol and provide for the most rapid phaseout of those hydrochlorofluorocarbons with relatively long atmospheric lifetimes or high ozone depletion potentials, to amend the Protocol to include recapture and recycling provisions and prohibit the venting or release of ozone-destroying chemicals from refrigeration and air-conditioning units into the atmosphere by a set date, and to accelerate the compliance of developing countries with the terms of the Protocol. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 102-sres-53 | 102 | sres | 53 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should take a leadership position in calling for worldwide carbon dioxide emissions reductions at the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on a Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Washington, D.C. on February 4th - 14th, 1991. | Environmental Protection | 1991-02-07 | 1991-02-07 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 42 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that it should be U.S. policy to specify reductions in the national emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by a date certain and to assume a leadership position in negotiating an international climate protection treaty that contains specific commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including: (1) achieving agreements by industrialized nations to reduce current carbon dioxide emissions, by developing nations to limit their growth in emissions from fossil fuel combustion, and by all countries to limit the release of carbon dioxide due to deforestation and to take steps to cut emissions of other greenhouse gases; (2) establishing an international fund to help developing countries achieve such objectives, a mechanism for continuing international cooperation for development of efficient policies for future emissions reductions, and institutional mechanisms to facilitate cooperation in research, observation, and analysis, information exchange and reporting, technology development and transfer, and technical training and public education. Urges the United States to support, at the February 1991 negotiating session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change, the establishment of a process that will allow negotiations of substantive provisions to accomplish each of these elements for inclusion in the convention that is to be concluded in June 1992. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 102-sres-40 | 102 | sres | 40 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate of the United States that source reduction in packaging is favorable to the environment and should be promoted. | Environmental Protection | 1991-02-05 | 1991-02-05 | 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 Senate that the Congress should support: (1) a reduction of the total volume of disposable packaging material generated for domestic, commercial, industrial, and governmental use; (2) an increase in the recyclability of packaging products that cannot be reduced; (3) an increase in the recycled material content of packaging products; and (4) a reduction in the disposal impact of packaging waste by decreasing toxic materials in packaging. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-sres-41 | 102 | sres | 41 | A resolution to establish April 15, 1991, as "National Recycling Day". | Environmental Protection | 1991-02-05 | 1991-04-09 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 71 | Designates April 15, 1991, as National Recycling Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sres-312 | 101 | sres | 312 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to develop a zebra mussel research and control program through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. | Environmental Protection | 1990-07-23 | 1990-10-04 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 27 | Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that: (1) the unchecked zebra mussel may devastate Great Lakes fisheries; and (2) the President should direct the Secretary of State to negotiate with Canada to establish a program of zebra mussel research and control through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, to be coordinated with other research and control in and outside the Great Lakes Basin. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z |
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