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HR 7431 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Don Young Veterans Advancing Conservation Act

Introduced: April 6, 2022 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 6, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Don Young Veterans Advancing Conservation Act

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish the Veterans Advancing Conservation Grant Program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to facilitate the training and employment of veterans for marine and coastal conservation activities (e.g., coral restoration and rehabilitation). NOAA must coordinate with the Department of the Interior and the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement the program.

What's happening now May 10, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 6 Republican 5
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 8, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· May 19, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · May 19, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 16, 2022
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · May 16, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 16, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 10, 2022
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 6, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 6, 2022
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Apr 6, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Apr 6, 2022
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Apr 6, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Apr 6, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Apr 6, 2022
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Apr 6, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7431: Don Young Veterans Advancing Conservation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7431/
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