S 2219
114th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government studies and investigations
Outdoor recreation
Retail and wholesale trades
Travel and tourism
Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
Introduced: October 29, 2015
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 15, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
Nov 15, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-371.
Jun 29, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 29, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 29, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to enter into a joint memorandum with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to conduct, acting through the Bureau of Economic Analysis, to assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects attributable to it on the overall U.S. economy.
In conducting the assessment, Commerce may consider employment, sales, contributions to travel and tourism, and other appropriate contributing components of the outdoor recreation economy.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
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