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Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019

Introduced: March 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Mar 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019

This bill repeals provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York.

The property and assets subject to the disposition of Plum Island shall be limited to conservation, education, and research purposes.

The Department of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the historic Plum Island Light Station to evaluate its national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

What's happening now March 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 7, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Mar 6, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 6, 2019
KING, PETER
· Mar 6, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1578: Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1578/
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"H.R. 1578: Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1578/.
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H.R. 1578, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1578/.
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