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HCONRES 27 115th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans.

Introduced: February 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Land use and conservation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the nation's federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans and should be maintained for future generations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 16 Republican 1
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 5, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 5, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 25, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Jul 28, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 27, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 12, 2017
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 28, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 6, 2017
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 16, 2017
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · May 16, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 3, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 27, 2017
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 21, 2017
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Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 21, 2017
Reichert, David
· Feb 15, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 27: Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-27/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 27: Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-27/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 27, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-27/.
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[H. Con. Res. 27: Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-27/)
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