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HR 1622 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails User charges and fees Veterans' pensions and compensation

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act

Introduced: May 10, 2018 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act

This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which is made available for the lifetime of the passholder without charge to any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled, to be made available to any veteran with a service-connected disability.

What's happening now April 11, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
MacArthur, Thomas
· May 10, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 4, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 17, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1622: Wounded Veterans Recreation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1622/
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"H.R. 1622: Wounded Veterans Recreation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1622/.
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H.R. 1622, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1622/.
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