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To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial…

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To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Apr 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 5, 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.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to assess an annual fee of $200 for any film crew of five persons or fewer to conduct commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal land administered by such departments and to require a one-year permit for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on federal land and waterways administered by such departments.

What's happening now April 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Apr 12, 2017
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 5, 2017
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 5, 2017
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 5, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1944: To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1944/
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"H.R. 1944: To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1944/.
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H.R. 1944, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1944/.
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[H.R. 1944: To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1944/)
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