# 118-hres-430: 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.

118-hres-430, 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., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-430
- Congress: 118
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2023-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- 118-hr-2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
- 118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act
- 118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
- 118-hr-8796: Stop Comstock Act.
- 118-hr-8525: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

## Sources
- [118-hres-430 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/430)

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- [118-hr-2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2882)
- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-8796: Stop Comstock Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8796)
- [118-hr-8525: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8525)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-430 (as of 2026-10-15).