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Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020

Introduced: October 21, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 21, 2020
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Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020

This bill prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from taking a certain position in the case of Bullock v. United States Bureau of Land Management. Specifically, DOJ may not argue that an individual exercising the authority of the head of an agency, regardless of the individual's title and the individual serving without congressional consent for over a year, does not violate the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. (That Act generally sets out the means by which an individual may temporarily serve in an executive agency position that requires the advice and consent of the Senate, including the categories of qualifying individuals and the duration of such service.)

What's happening now October 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 21, 2020
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 21, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 21, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4836: Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4836/
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"S. 4836: Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4836/.
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S. 4836, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4836/.
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