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HR 542 102th Congress House

To prohibit foreign interests from owning concessions in units of the National Park System.

Introduced: February 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ConcessionsForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign corporationsForeign investments
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Government service contractsNational parksParks
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 3, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 4, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Jan 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jan 16, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 11, 1991

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from awarding a contract in National Park System units to a concessioner who is not a U.S. citizen.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HCONRES 14 Text similarities Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the awarding of contracts in units of the National Park System.
  • HCONRES 20 Text similarities Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the awarding of concessions at units of the National Park System.
  • HR 294 Text similarities To restrict concessionaire contracts for accommodations, facilities, and services in areas administered by the National…
  • HR 571 Text similarities To repeal the concessioner preferences of the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act, to require that concessions…
  • HR 943 Text similarities National Park Revitalization Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 6, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 542: To prohibit foreign interests from owning concessions in units of the National Park System.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-542/
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