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HR 6759 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Congressional oversight Government trust funds Hunting and fishing Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails Water resources funding

Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act

Introduced: December 3, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sep 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Sep 10, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Sep 10, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act

This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

The bill eliminates the requirement that the funds which are deposited into the LWCF remain in there until appropriated by Congress to carry out the purposes of the LWCF.

Funds deposited into the LWCF may be spent without being subject to the appropriations process. These funds are in addition to amounts made available by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 or otherwise appropriated from the LWCF.

The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program, and project allocations as part of the President's annual budget submission.

At least 1.5% of the annual authorized funds shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

What's happening now September 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 22 Republican 1
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 21, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 20, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Dec 17, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 17, 2018
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 10, 2018
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Dec 10, 2018
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 10, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Dec 3, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 3, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 3, 2018
Hurd, Will
· Dec 3, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Dec 3, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 3, 2018
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 27, 2018
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 27, 2018
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 27, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 13, 2018
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 13, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 9, 2018
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 9, 2018
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 2, 2018
Faso, John
· Oct 30, 2018
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 30, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 30, 2018
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 30, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Sep 26, 2018
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6759: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6759/
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