Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the world's freshwater resources.

Bill: 109-hconres-120
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agricultural pollution
Agriculture and Food
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Debt relief
Developing countries
Development credit institutions
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Environmental Protection
Environmental law enforcement
Federal aid to water resources development
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign loans
Freshwater resources conservation
Government Operations and Politics
Government regulation
Industrial pollution
Infrastructure
Law
Liability for environmental damages
Petroleum refineries
Potable water
Privatization
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public-private partnerships
Refuse and refuse disposal
Sustainable agriculture
Trade agreements
Waste water treatment
Water Resources Development
Water allocation (Policy)
Water conservation
Water pollution control
Water rates
Water rights
Water supply
Water treatment plants
Water use

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Water for the World Resolution - Declares that Congress: (1) recognizes that government policies should ensure that all individuals have equitable access to water and that no one is cut off from water for survival due to economic constraints; and (2) upholds the principle that governments should engage all members of society in direct participation in overseeing decisions about the conservation, distribution, use, and management of water in their communities.
 
Recognizes that more sustainable agricultural practices are necessary to protect water resources.
 
Affirms that Congress firmly commits itself to met the Millennium Development Goals, especially as they pertain to universal access to water and sanitation.
 
Asserts that Federal policies should ensure that in the United States direct and indirect sources of water pollution, including factories, refineries, commercial agriculture, and wastewater treatment plants, are adequately regulated and those responsible held accountable for the pollution they cause.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House