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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
S.3684	Federal	21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Appropriations Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Congressional Oversight Department Of Agriculture Department Of Commerce Department Of Homeland Security Department Of Labor Department Of The Interior Disaster Relief And Insurance
HB-5859	Federal	Trillion Trees Act Republican: 89% (33) Democrat: 10% (4) 89% Republican support 10% Democrat support	Environmental Protection Advisory Bodies Air Quality Building Construction Civil Actions And Liability Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Congressional Oversight Ecology Education Programs Funding Elementary And Secondary Education
HB-5861	Federal	Agriculture Resilience Act Democrat: 100% (13) 100% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Advisory Bodies Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Agricultural Education Agricultural Insurance Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Practices And Innovations Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Research Air Quality
S.3263	Federal	Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 This bill sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that must be contained in beverage containers. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the bill phases out a variety of single-use products, such as plastic utensils. The bill also sets forth provisions to encourage the reduction of single-use products, including by establishing programs to refund consumers for returning beverage containers and by establishing a tax on carryout bags. The bill creates a temporary moratorium on new or expanded permits for facilities that manufacture plastics until regulations are updated to address pollution from the facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency must publish guidelines for a national standardized labeling system for recycling and composting receptacles. Producers must include labels on their products that are easy to read and indicate whether the products are recyclable, compostable, or reusable. Finally, the bill establishes limitations on the export of plastic waste to other countries. Democrat: 88% (8) Independent: 11% (1) 88% Democrat support 11% Independent support	Environmental Protection Accounting And Auditing Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Advanced Technology And Technological Innovations Advisory Bodies Air Quality Alcoholic Beverages Alternative And Renewable Resources Aquatic Ecology Aquatic Ecology
S.3263	Federal	Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 This bill sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that must be contained in beverage containers. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the bill phases out a variety of single-use products, such as plastic utensils. The bill also sets forth provisions to encourage the reduction of single-use products, including by establishing programs to refund consumers for returning beverage containers and by establishing a tax on carryout bags. The bill creates a temporary moratorium on new or expanded permits for facilities that manufacture plastics until regulations are updated to address pollution from the facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency must publish guidelines for a national standardized labeling system for recycling and composting receptacles. Producers must include labels on their products that are easy to read and indicate whether the products are recyclable, compostable, or reusable. Finally, the bill establishes limitations on the export of plastic waste to other countries. Democrat: 88% (8) Independent: 11% (1) 88% Democrat support 11% Independent support	Environmental Protection Accounting And Auditing Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Advanced Technology And Technological Innovations Advisory Bodies Air Quality Alcoholic Beverages Alternative And Renewable Resources Aquatic Ecology Aquatic Ecology
HB-5845	Federal	Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 This bill sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that must be contained in beverage containers. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the bill phases out a variety of single-use products, such as plastic utensils. The bill also sets forth provisions to encourage the reduction of single-use products, including by establishing programs to refund consumers for returning beverage containers and by establishing a tax on carryout bags. The bill creates a temporary moratorium on new or expanded permits for facilities that manufacture plastics until regulations are updated to address pollution from the facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency must publish guidelines for a national standardized labeling system for recycling and composting receptacles. Producers must include labels on their products that are easy to read and indicate whether the products are recyclable, compostable, or reusable. Finally, the bill establishes limitations on the export of plastic waste to other countries. Democrat: 100% (71) 100% Democrat support	Environmental Protection Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Air Quality Aquatic Ecology Civil Actions And Liability Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Congressional Oversight Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use Ecology Environmental Protection Agency (epa)
HR-835	Federal	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. 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. Democrat: 100% (17) 100% Democrat support	Environmental Protection Air Quality Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Environmental Regulatory Procedures Farmland Federal-indian Relations
HB-5591	Federal	Critical Habitat Improvement Act This bill revises requirements governing the designation of critical habitat for an endangered or threatened species. Habitats outside of the geographical area occupied by the species must have at least one physical or biological feature that is essential to the conservation of the species in order to be considered as a potential critical habitat. Republican: 100% (9) 100% Republican support	Environmental Protection Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species Land Use And Conservation Wildlife Conservation And Habitat Protection
S.3117	Federal	Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of butterflies and moths in North America; plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; freshwater mussels in the United States; and bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Environmental Protection American Samoa Antigua And Barbuda Aquatic Ecology Arizona Bahamas Barbados Belize California Canada
S.2873	Federal	GREENER Fuels Act Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Energy Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Air Quality Alternative And Renewable Resources Business Records Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Ecology Energy Storage, Supplies, Demand Environmental Protection Agency (epa)
HB-5113	Federal	GREENER Fuels Act Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Energy Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Air Quality Alternative And Renewable Resources Business Records Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Ecology Energy Storage, Supplies, Demand Environmental Protection Agency (epa)
SR-372	Federal	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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. 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. Democrat: 92% (13) Independent: 7% (1) 92% Democrat support 7% Independent support	Environmental Protection Air Quality Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Environmental Regulatory Procedures Farmland Federal-indian Relations
HB-4341	Federal	Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2019 Democrat: 89% (25) Republican: 10% (3) 89% Democrat support 10% Republican support	Environmental Protection Animal And Plant Health Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships Congressional Oversight Crime Prevention Department Of The Interior Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Environmental Education
S.2466	Federal	Water Justice Act Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Environmental Protection Alaska Appropriations Arizona Building Construction California Child Care And Development Colorado Congressional Oversight Ecology
HB-3742	Federal	Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2019 This bill provides funding for (1) the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need; (2) the wildlife conservation strategies of states, Indian tribes, or territories; or (3) wildlife conservation education and recreation projects. The Department of the Interior must use a portion of the funding for a grant program. The grants must be used for innovative recovery efforts for species of greatest conservation need, species listed as endangered or threatened species, or the habitats of such species. Democrat: 75% (139) Republican: 23% (43) Independent: 0% (1) 75% Democrat support 23% Republican support 0% Independent support	Environmental Protection Congressional Oversight Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species Government Trust Funds Horticulture And Plants Indian Lands And Resources Rights Outdoor Recreation State And Local Government Operations Wildlife Conservation And Habitat Protection
S.2374	Federal	SAVES Act Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Environmental Protection Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species
HB-4033	Federal	Water Justice Act Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Environmental Protection Alaska Appropriations Arizona Building Construction California Child Care And Development Colorado Congressional Oversight Ecology
HB-3244	Federal	Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award competitive grants to certain institutions for research to promote the restoration of tree species affected by non-native plant pests and noxious weeds. USDA may also award competitive grants to implement the research or other solutions to restore forest tree species native to the United States that have suffered severe levels of mortality caused by non-native plants pests and noxious weeds. The bill also expands the authority of USDA to transfer funds to respond to an emergency involving an outbreak of a plant pest or noxious weed. Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2) 60% Democrat support 40% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Animal And Plant Health Congressional Oversight Department Of Agriculture Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Executive Agency Funding And Structure Forests, Forestry, Trees Horticulture And Plants
HB-3115	Federal	Living Shorelines Act of 2019 This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to state or local governments, Indian tribes, or nonprofit organizations to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions. Democrat: 84% (38) Republican: 13% (6) Independent: 2% (1) 84% Democrat support 13% Republican support 2% Independent support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Aquatic Ecology Atmospheric Science And Weather Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Disaster Relief And Insurance Ecology Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Floods And Storm Protection Land Use And Conservation Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries
S.1730	Federal	Living Shorelines Act of 2019 This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to state or local governments, Indian tribes, or nonprofit organizations to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions. Democrat: 100% (11) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Aquatic Ecology Atmospheric Science And Weather Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Disaster Relief And Insurance Ecology Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Floods And Storm Protection Land Use And Conservation Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries

Title: 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3684

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Appropriations, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Congressional Oversight, Department Of Agriculture, Department Of Commerce, Department Of Homeland Security, Department Of Labor, Department Of The Interior, Disaster Relief And Insurance

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Trillion Trees Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5859

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Advisory Bodies, Air Quality, Building Construction, Civil Actions And Liability, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Congressional Oversight, Ecology, Education Programs Funding, Elementary And Secondary Education

Republican: 89% (33) Democrat: 10% (4)

Title: Agriculture Resilience Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5861

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Advisory Bodies, Agricultural Conservation And Pollution, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Insurance, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Practices And Innovations, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Agricultural Research, Air Quality

Democrat: 100% (13)

Title: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3263

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Accounting And Auditing, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Advanced Technology And Technological Innovations, Advisory Bodies, Air Quality, Alcoholic Beverages, Alternative And Renewable Resources, Aquatic Ecology, Aquatic Ecology

Democrat: 88% (8) Independent: 11% (1)

Title: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3263

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Accounting And Auditing, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Advanced Technology And Technological Innovations, Advisory Bodies, Air Quality, Alcoholic Beverages, Alternative And Renewable Resources, Aquatic Ecology, Aquatic Ecology

Democrat: 88% (8) Independent: 11% (1)

Title: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5845

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Air Quality, Aquatic Ecology, Civil Actions And Liability, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Congressional Oversight, Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use, Ecology, Environmental Protection Agency (epa)

Democrat: 100% (71)

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.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HR-835

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Air Quality, Alaska Natives And Hawaiians, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Ecology, Endangered And Threatened Species, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Environmental Regulatory Procedures, Farmland, Federal-indian Relations

Democrat: 100% (17)

Title: Critical Habitat Improvement Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5591

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Ecology, Endangered And Threatened Species, Land Use And Conservation, Wildlife Conservation And Habitat Protection

Republican: 100% (9)

Title: Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3117

Subjects: Environmental Protection, American Samoa, Antigua And Barbuda, Aquatic Ecology, Arizona, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, California, Canada

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: GREENER Fuels Act Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2873

Subjects: Energy, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Agricultural Conservation And Pollution, Air Quality, Alternative And Renewable Resources, Business Records, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Ecology, Energy Storage, Supplies, Demand, Environmental Protection Agency (epa)

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: GREENER Fuels Act Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5113

Subjects: Energy, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Agricultural Conservation And Pollution, Air Quality, Alternative And Renewable Resources, Business Records, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Ecology, Energy Storage, Supplies, Demand, Environmental Protection Agency (epa)

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: SR-372

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Air Quality, Alaska Natives And Hawaiians, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Ecology, Endangered And Threatened Species, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Environmental Regulatory Procedures, Farmland, Federal-indian Relations

Democrat: 92% (13) Independent: 7% (1)

Title: Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-4341

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Animal And Plant Health, Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships, Congressional Oversight, Crime Prevention, Department Of The Interior, Ecology, Endangered And Threatened Species, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Environmental Education

Democrat: 89% (25) Republican: 10% (3)

Title: Water Justice Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2466

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Alaska, Appropriations, Arizona, Building Construction, California, Child Care And Development, Colorado, Congressional Oversight, Ecology

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3742

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Congressional Oversight, Ecology, Endangered And Threatened Species, Government Trust Funds, Horticulture And Plants, Indian Lands And Resources Rights, Outdoor Recreation, State And Local Government Operations, Wildlife Conservation And Habitat Protection

Democrat: 75% (139) Republican: 23% (43) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: SAVES Act Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2374

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Ecology, Endangered And Threatened Species

Republican: 100% (2)

Title: Water Justice Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-4033

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Alaska, Appropriations, Arizona, Building Construction, California, Child Care And Development, Colorado, Congressional Oversight, Ecology

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3244

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Animal And Plant Health, Congressional Oversight, Department Of Agriculture, Ecology, Endangered And Threatened Species, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Forests, Forestry, Trees, Horticulture And Plants

Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2)

Title: Living Shorelines Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3115

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Aquatic Ecology, Atmospheric Science And Weather, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Disaster Relief And Insurance, Ecology, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Floods And Storm Protection, Land Use And Conservation, Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries

Democrat: 84% (38) Republican: 13% (6) Independent: 2% (1)

Title: Living Shorelines Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1730

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Aquatic Ecology, Atmospheric Science And Weather, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Disaster Relief And Insurance, Ecology, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Floods And Storm Protection, Land Use And Conservation, Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries

Democrat: 100% (11)

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