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HR 3707 114th Congress House

Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2015

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Groundwork USA national office, to provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations.

Introduced: October 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Community life and organizationEconomic developmentEmployment and training programsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, research
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Oct 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Oct 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Oct 7, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 7, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2015

Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program.

Authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation; (2) reclaim vacant and derelict lands; (3) cleanup and care for neglected areas; (4) return brownfields to productive use; (5) integrate environmental education, food security, health and fitness, resource management, and job training; (6) encourage and support business, local government, nonprofit, and community cooperation in sustainable environmental care and enhancement; (7) acquire, rehabilitate, and improve real property and buildings; and (8) develop programs that encourage partnering with other environmental organizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 9, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 8, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3707: Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3707/
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"H.R. 3707: Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3707/.
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H.R. 3707, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3707/.
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