Highlighting the risks that environmental defenders face around the world and commending their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

HCONRES 31 is a congressional resolution that commends environmental defenders worldwide and condemns violence against them. It directs U.S. agencies to create a dedicated State Department position on environmental defenders, integrate their protection into climate programs, and use diplomatic pressure on countries targeting activists. The resolution also urges U.S. companies and financial institutions to respect defenders' rights in sectors like mining and energy. As a symbolic policy directive - not a new law - it focuses on shifting U.S. government actions to support global environmental defenders.