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HR 3492 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Lakes and rivers Marine and inland water transportation Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wyoming

River Paddling Protection Act

Introduced: November 14, 2013 Introduced by: Lummis, Cynthia M. Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.
Feb 28, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-369.
Jan 28, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 28, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 28, 2014
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Jan 28, 2014
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Nov 21, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Nov 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Nov 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 14, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

River Paddling Protection Act - Opens the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to hand-propelled vessels. Declares specified regulations to have no force or effect with regard to the closing of rivers and streams of such Parks to such vessels.

Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming with Grand Teton National Park to ensure that use is consistent with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act.

What's happening now February 28, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.

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