US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 121 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 27 2012 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Niger Delta should be protected and its economic and environmental recovery and development a priority for all affected governmental and private sector authorities; (2) the United States should increase engagement with Nigeria to ensure oversight of the oil industry and to help control the illegal oil trade; (3) Nigeria should enforce oil company compliance with environmental legislation, social concerns, and the national and international regulatory system; and (4) international oil and gas companies with operations in the Niger Delta should address pollution and its human rights' impacts, improve the control of oil field infrastructure, and apply best practices and international standards for public safety.

Expressing the sense of Congress that as one of the world's important wetland and coastal marine ecosystems, the Niger Delta should be protected and its recovery and economic development a priority.

Rep Rush, Bobby L.

Rep Fortenberry, Jeff

Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila

Rep Towns, Edolphus

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HC00121:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hconres121ih/pdf/BILLS-112hconres121ih.pdf