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HR 4268 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 10, 2019 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 10, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1120)
Sep 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region (a region that encompasses Washington, DC, certain counties in Maryland, and certain cities and counties in Virginia). Furthermore, all employee positions that are presently stationed in such region must remain stationed there.

What's happening now September 18, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 13, 2019
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 10, 2019
Wexton, Jennifer
· Sep 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4268: To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4268/
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"H.R. 4268: To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4268/.
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H.R. 4268, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4268/.
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