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S 338 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Hunting and fishing Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation State and local finance Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Introduced: February 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 3, 2015
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
Feb 2, 2015
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Feb 2, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million, whichever is greater, to be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

What's happening now February 3, 2015

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1814 Identical bill To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
  • S 2165 Related bill A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
  • S 2169 Related bill A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
  • S 556 Related bill Sportsmen's Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 28, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jul 13, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 6, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 23, 2015
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 23, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 17, 2015
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 4, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 12, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 4, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 4, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 2, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 338: A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-338/
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