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HR 977 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Great Lakes Michigan Parks, recreation areas, trails Seashores and lakeshores Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act

Introduced: April 5, 2011 Introduced by: Huizenga, Bill Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

What's happening now October 25, 2011

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 14, 2011
LEVIN, SANDER
· Apr 5, 2011
UPTON, FRED
· Mar 31, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 16, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Mar 15, 2011
CAMP, DAVE
· Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 977: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-977/
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"H.R. 977: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-977/.
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