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HR 638 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013

Introduced: February 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
Sep 20, 2013
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-218.
Jul 24, 2013
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 12.
Jul 24, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2013
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Apr 25, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Feb 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 13, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E140-141)
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from establishing any new national wildlife refuges, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013.

What's happening now September 20, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3409 Related bill National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act of 2013
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 20, 2013
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 13, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Feb 13, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Feb 13, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 13, 2013
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 13, 2013
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 638: National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-638/
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"H.R. 638: National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-638/.
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H.R. 638, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-638/.
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