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HR 1281 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Connecticut Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation New Jersey New York State Pennsylvania Water quality Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.

Introduced: March 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Highlands Conservation Act to reauthorize through FY2021 financial assistance for land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

What's happening now March 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1627 Related bill A bill to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.
  • HR 1625 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Oct 24, 2017
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2017
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jul 28, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2017
Faso, John
· Mar 10, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Mar 7, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1281: To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1281/
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