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Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016

Introduced: July 13, 2016 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 25, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jul 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016

This bill reauthorizes for FY2016-FY2021 the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 and revises requirements for: (1) funding requests to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for proposals and regional projects that restore the fish and wildlife resources and habitat of the Great Lakes Basin, and (2) cost-share requirements for the proposals and projects.

The bill renames: (1) the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office as the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, and (2) the Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office as the Upper Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office.

What's happening now July 25, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 612 Related bill WIIN Act
  • S 2848 Related bill Water Resources Development Act of 2016
  • S 2949 Identical bill Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 20, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 20, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 6, 2016
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jul 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5765: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5765/
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"H.R. 5765: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5765/.
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H.R. 5765, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5765/.
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