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Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act of 1997

Introduced: June 19, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 24, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Jun 24, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4310)
Jun 19, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 19, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to include the Farmland Protection Area in the Point Reyes National Seashore, California, with the primary objective being to protect private agricultural land from nonagricultural development by conservation easements.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make farmland acquisitions within the Area. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now October 30, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 23 Independent 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 4, 1998
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 22, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 21, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 21, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 21, 1998
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 20, 1998
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 18, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 18, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 18, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 23, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 23, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 1998
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 23, 1998
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 5, 1998
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 3, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 3, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 8, 1997
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 8, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 8, 1997
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 5, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 24, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 24, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 11, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1995: Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1995/
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