Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Biological diversity

Bill Introduced: S.3314 National Oceans Protection Act of 2008

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to protect the oceans and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3288 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009

2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.598 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6189 Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands.

Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.36 A joint resolution to provide replacement laboratory space for terrestrial research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

A joint resolution to provide replacement laboratory space for terrestrial research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5891 To adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve, and for other purposes.

2008-04-24T00:00:00Z

To adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5881 Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008

2008-04-23T00:00:00Z

To direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5453 Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize assistance to coastal states to develop coastal climate change adaptation plans pursuant to approved management programs approved under section 306, to minimize contributions to climate change, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4174 FOARAM Act

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

To establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2854 New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone Act of 2007

2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

To restore, protect, and preserve the natural, chemical, physical, and biological integrity, and the economic potentialities, of the New York/New Jersey Bight through designation and establishment of the New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone and the regulation of various activities therein, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2635 Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007

2007-06-07T00:00:00Z

To reduce the Federal Government's contribution to global warming through measures that promote efficiency in the Federal Government's management and operations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1581 Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2007

2007-06-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Bill Introduced: S.1478 Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007

2007-05-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2337 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act

2007-05-16T00:00:00Z

To promote energy policy reforms and public accountability, alternative energy and efficiency, and carbon capture and climate change mitigation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.919 Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007

2007-03-20T00:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1551 Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007

2007-03-15T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.791 National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007

2007-03-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1350 Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act

2007-03-06T00:00:00Z

To establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.725 National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007

2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.906 Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007

2007-02-07T00:00:00Z

To promote and coordinate global change research, and for other purposes.