HR 6734
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Public-private cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022
Introduced: February 15, 2022
Introduced by:
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
Democratic
· New York
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16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2022
Received in the Senate.
Sep 19, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 19, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7933)
Sep 19, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 19, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6734.
Sep 19, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7933-7934)
Sep 19, 2022
Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 19, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
Sep 19, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-469.
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2022
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Mar 29, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 24, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Feb 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 (1) the volunteer services, community partnerships, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System; and (2) provisions authorizing the Department of the Interior to accept and use gifts, devises, or bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the performance of its activities and services.
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Received in the Senate.
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