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HR 1577 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Parks, recreation areas, trails

National Park Service Transparency and Accountability Act

Introduced: March 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Park Service Transparency and Accountability Act

This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to submit to Congress a report that contains: (1) an evaluation of its capital investment strategy, (2) a determination of whether the strategy is achieving its intended outcomes, and (3) any changes to the strategy that the NPS recommends to improve such outcomes.

What's happening now March 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 20, 2017
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1577: National Park Service Transparency and Accountability Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1577/
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"H.R. 1577: National Park Service Transparency and Accountability Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1577/.
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H.R. 1577, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1577/.
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