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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 964          </title>
<shortdesc>NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Rita Mayfield</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<SynopsisText>     Urges the federal government to: (1) Establish a national biodiversity strategy; (2) Secure and restore the ecosystem services provided by nature; (3) Deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; (4) Set ambitious goals for protecting biodiversity in the coming decades; (5) Promote social equity and justice in the conservation of the nation's biodiversity; (6) Coordinate the actions of federal agencies to advance the conservation of biodiversity; (7) Promote collaboration to advance conservation; (8) Honor the federal trust obligations to tribal nations and Native Americans; and (9) Provide global leadership in addressing the biodiversity crisis.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>10/19/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>11/15/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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