To provide that section 216 of Executive Order 14008 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits from having the force and effect of law a provision of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619), titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad , that requires the Department of the Interior to recommend steps to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. The President and each federal agency may not take specified actions with respect to that provision of Executive Order 14008, any successor executive order, or a program, campaign, or effort with similar goals, including the America the Beautiful campaign.
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Introduced Aug 17, 2021
Last action Aug 17, 2021
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Aug 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
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Aug 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
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Aug 17, 2021
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Liz Cheney
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