Senate Bill 138 - A resolution highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-29

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1058-1059)

Alternative Names

A resolution highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

A resolution highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

Associated Legislation

Highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

Policy Areas

International Affairs

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

Committees and Subcommittees

Foreign Relations Committee

Variations and Revisions

Highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

A resolution highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

12/15/2023, 4:04 PM

This resolution commends and expresses solidarity with environmental defenders. Condemning the targeting, harassment, and unlawful detention of any individual or group for exercising rights of free a...

Congress
118

Number
SRES - 138

Introduced on
2023-03-29

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/29/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This resolution commends and expresses solidarity with environmental defenders. Condemning the targeting, harassment, and unlawful detention of any individual or group for exercising rights of free a...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA resolution highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary11/20/2023

This resolution commends and expresses solidarity with environmental defenders. Condemning the targeting, harassment, and unlawful detention of any individual or group for exercising rights of free a...


Latest Action3/29/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1058-1059)