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Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

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9 rows where bill_type = "sres", congress = 102 and policy_area = "Environmental Protection" sorted by introduced_date descending

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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
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/326
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/264
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/265
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/217
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/141
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/95
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/53
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/40
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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/41

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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);