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To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for…

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To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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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.
Sep 25, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities.

The bill defines an environmental justice community as a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than other communities.

Interior and USDA (1) shall contact all current or prospective special recreation providers to request a voluntary estimation of how many user days are used by individuals from environmental justice communities; (2) shall request from recreational service providers and interested members of the public any other information that supports the reporting requirements in this bill; and (3) shall not use participation or information provided as a condition in approving or rejecting a special recreation permit.

What's happening now September 25, 2020

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 3, 2021
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Nov 30, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 16, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 13, 2020
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 2, 2020
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 1, 2020
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 25, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 25, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 25, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 25, 2020
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8401: To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8401/
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"H.R. 8401: To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8401/.
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H.R. 8401, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8401/.
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[H.R. 8401: To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8401/)
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