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Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

USA119th CongressHCONRES-34| House 
| Updated: 5/29/2025
Melanie A. Stansbury

Melanie A. Stansbury

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This concurrent resolution urges the Senate to provide its advice and consent for the ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity , which the United States signed in 1993 but has not yet ratified. It highlights that the U.S. is the sole United Nations member state that has not ratified this crucial international agreement, despite its domestic laws already aligning with many of the Convention's obligations. The resolution argues that the United States' non-party status limits its role to an "observer," diminishing its voice and influence in critical global biodiversity deliberations and decision-making processes. It emphasizes that decisions made by the Convention affect U.S. national security and economic interests, even without its participation. Therefore, the resolution concludes that ratification is in the national interest , enabling the U.S. to reassert its leadership in international conservation efforts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 118-47
Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
May 29, 2025
Submitted in House
May 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 118-47
    Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.


  • May 29, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • May 29, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

USA119th CongressHCONRES-34| House 
| Updated: 5/29/2025
This concurrent resolution urges the Senate to provide its advice and consent for the ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity , which the United States signed in 1993 but has not yet ratified. It highlights that the U.S. is the sole United Nations member state that has not ratified this crucial international agreement, despite its domestic laws already aligning with many of the Convention's obligations. The resolution argues that the United States' non-party status limits its role to an "observer," diminishing its voice and influence in critical global biodiversity deliberations and decision-making processes. It emphasizes that decisions made by the Convention affect U.S. national security and economic interests, even without its participation. Therefore, the resolution concludes that ratification is in the national interest , enabling the U.S. to reassert its leadership in international conservation efforts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 118-47
Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
May 29, 2025
Submitted in House
May 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 118-47
    Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.


  • May 29, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • May 29, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Melanie A. Stansbury

Melanie A. Stansbury

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted