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H.Res. 767: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Department of Defense to reduce the overall environmental impact of all military activities and missions, and for other purposes.

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H.Res. 767: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Department of Defense to reduce the overall environmental impact of all military activities and missions, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Department of Defense to reduce the overall environmental impact of all military activities and missions, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Department of Defense (DOD) to reduce the overall environmental impact of military activities and missions and to monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions from all of its operations. The resolution also suggests that DOD take other environmentally conscious actions, including committing to annual greenhouse gas emission reporting mechanisms and repurposing and managing its properties to promote carbon sequestration and biodiversity.

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

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A “Yea” vote

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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 it is the duty of the Department of Defense to reduce the overall environmental impact of all military activities and missions, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 33 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sean Casten (D-IL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

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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-cong117-hres767 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117