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H.R. 6734 117th Congress House

Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2022 Introduced by: Hakeem S. Jeffries Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Department of the InteriorExecutive agency funding and structurePublic-private cooperationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 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
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7933)
Sep 19, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-469.
Sep 19, 2022
Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 19, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7933-7934)
Sep 19, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
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
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Latest action September 20, 2022

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Graves, Garret
· Feb 15, 2022
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Feb 15, 2022
Sablan, Gregorio
· Feb 15, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6734: Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6734/
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"H.R. 6734: Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6734/.
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H.R. 6734, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6734/.
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