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PLANT Act of 2020

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 5, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Aug 5, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Aug 5, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2020 or the PLANT Act of 2020

This bill enhances criminal penalties for illegally producing controlled substances on federal property in a manner that causes environmental damage, establishes a fund to facilitate the recovery of lands and water damaged by illegal marijuana cultivation activities, and establishes the Public Lands Eradication and Remediation Partnership to coordinate activities to remediate lands affected by illegal marijuana cultivation or associated illegal activities.

What's happening now September 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 9, 2020
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7540: PLANT Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7540/
MLA
"H.R. 7540: PLANT Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7540/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7540, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7540/.
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[H.R. 7540: PLANT Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7540/)
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