Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HR346

Introduced
4/24/25  

Caption

Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.

Impact

If passed, HR346 would influence state laws related to land and environmental protections, potentially prompting increased legislative and funding initiatives aimed at conservation. By setting a goal to protect half of the country’s natural spaces, the resolution could lead to new policies promoting habitat restoration, clearer pathways for funding conservation efforts, and enhanced regulatory frameworks that emphasize sustainability and biodiversity preservation.

Summary

House Resolution 346 emphasizes the urgent need to protect and conserve at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States. The resolution highlights the ongoing crisis of biodiversity loss and species extinction, citing alarming statistics regarding population declines among various animal groups. Acknowledging the role of climate change and human activities in exacerbating these issues, the resolution advocates for comprehensive conservation strategies through stakeholder engagement and international cooperation.

Contention

One of the primary points of contention in discussions surrounding HR346 involves the feasibility of such large-scale conservation goals and the implications for land use and local governance. Critics may raise concerns about the economic effects on communities that rely on land development or resource extraction, while advocates argue the long-term benefits of investing in natural ecosystems, such as improved public health and resilience against climate impacts. Furthermore, discussions may also focus on ensuring that conservation efforts equitably benefit marginalized communities that have historically faced environmental injustices.

Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

US HR430

Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.

US HR195

Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

US HR881

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

US SR494

A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

US SR516

A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

US HR1563

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.

US HCR56

Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

US SR747

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".

US HR1238

Supporting the designation of May 17, 2024, as "Endangered Species Day".

US HR1617

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.

Similar Bills

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