S 591
106th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental Protection
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Iowa
Natural areas
Nature conservation
A bill to authorize a feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa.
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1999
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, OMB.
Apr 15, 1999
Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-72.
Mar 12, 1999
Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation.
Mar 11, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 11, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study to determine what measures may be taken to preserve the Loess Hills in western Iowa.
Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, OMB.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
2
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