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H.Res. 835: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.

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H.Res. 835: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-06 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.

Plain summary

This resolution urges the federal government to establish a goal of conserving at least 30% of the land and 30% of the ocean within its territory by 2030.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

A Yea supports adopting this resolution.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · 43 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ed Case (D-HI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Mike Levin (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Mike Thompson (D-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hres835 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116