House Simple Resolution 929
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 8, 2018
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Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
929
Congress
115
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
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Summary
Recognizes World Oceans Day and affirms the individual and collective duty to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources.
Expresses commitment to increasing the investment of federal funds into scientific research and monitoring to better understand the changing oceans.
June 8, 2018
06/13/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
06/08/2018
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.
06/08/2018
Introduced in House
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