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S. 1940 115th Congress Senate

Keep America's Refuges Operational Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National W… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Department of the InteriorExecutive agency funding and structurePublic-private cooperationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 5, 2017
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 Latest action October 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep America's Refuges Operational Act

This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize through FY2022: (1) the volunteer services, community partnerships, and national wildlife refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System; and (2) provisions authorizing the Department of the Interior to accept and use gifts, devises, or bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the performance of its activities and services.

The bill eliminates the prohibition on the use for the operation or administration of any nonfederal entity of any federal funds that are used for a project or program for a national wildlife refuge or a complex of geographically related refuges under a cooperative agreement between Interior and a partner organization, academic institution, state or local government agency, or other person under the community partnerships program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3979 Identical bill Keep America's Refuges Operational Act
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1940: Keep America's Refuges Operational Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1940/
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"S. 1940: Keep America's Refuges Operational Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1940/.
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