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Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act

Introduced: March 6, 2019 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 6, 2019
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 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act

This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and other appropriate entities to support a program of intramural and extramural botanical science research to support the land management responsibilities of the Department of the Interior. Interior may hire additional personnel to augment its expertise in the botanical sciences.

Interior's land management agencies and the Forest Service shall give preference to using locally adapted native plant materials when undertaking land management activities on lands under their respective jurisdictions.

Specified federal agencies shall collaborate regarding land use responsibility when undertaking specified activities, including the development of genetically appropriate seed, related to native plant materials.

The bill authorizes the BLM to undertake specified activities for the development and use of native plant materials, including the protection of rare plants on public lands.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall ensure that a program of activities which is focused on conservation and protection of native plants is incorporated into its existing programs and activities.

What's happening now July 18, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 26 Republican 5
Lamb, Conor
· Mar 11, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Feb 3, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Aug 30, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 2, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 2, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 25, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 5, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 3, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 24, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· May 3, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 3, 2019
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · May 2, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 1, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 18, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Apr 9, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 28, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Mar 27, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Mar 25, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 25, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 21, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 21, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 18, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 6, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 6, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Mar 6, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Mar 6, 2019
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 6, 2019
Malinowski, Tom
· Mar 6, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 6, 2019
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Mar 6, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 6, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· Mar 6, 2019
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 6, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1572: Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1572/
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