Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources.
Latest action · Jun 9, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution recognizes World Oceans Day and affirms the individual and collective duty, both nationally and internationally, to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources. It also expresses commitment to increasing the investment of federal funds into scientific research and monitoring to better understand the changing oceans, empower the federal government to address and mitigate the effects of the changing climate, and accomplish the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2023 to Jul 15, 2024; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 15, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2023 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 9, 2023Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House
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