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H.R. 502 115th Congress House

Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act

Official title: To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Hunting and fishingLand transfersLand use and conservationOutdoor recreation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 844.
Dec 20, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1091.
Sep 13, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Sep 13, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Sep 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 20, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 844.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. No less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million, whichever is greater, shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4489 ACCESS Act
  • HR 4426 Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
  • S 896 A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 154
All 154 Democratic 102 Republican 16
Hurd, Will
· Dec 3, 2018
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Nov 27, 2018
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Oct 2, 2018
Denham, Jeff
· Sep 26, 2018
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 26, 2018
Marino, Tom
· Sep 25, 2018
Tipton, Scott
· Sep 13, 2018
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 13, 2018
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Sep 12, 2018
Coffman, Mike
· Jul 23, 2018
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 23, 2018
Lamb, Conor
· Jul 12, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· Jun 25, 2018
Rice, Tom
· Jun 12, 2018
Knight, Stephen
· Jun 5, 2018
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · May 1, 2018
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 26, 2018
Collins, Chris
· Apr 17, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 20, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 18, 2017
Dent, Charles
· Dec 18, 2017
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 11, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 11, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 6, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 5, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 30, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Oct 31, 2017
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 24, 2017
BRADY, ROBERT
· Oct 12, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 3, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Oct 3, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 27, 2017
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 27, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 25, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 25, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 14, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 8, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 8, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 8, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Sep 8, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 8, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 22, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Aug 11, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Aug 11, 2017
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