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HR 8719 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Federal-Indian relations Geography and mapping Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Livestock Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act

Introduced: September 13, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Aug 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Aug 16, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 16, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act

This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area and the Palo Verde National Conservation Area in Arizona.

The bill designates in Maricopa County in Arizona

  • approximately 9,809 acres as the Gila Bend Wilderness,
  • approximately 23,464 acres as the Red Rock Canyon Wilderness, and
  • approximately 23,712 acres as the Ringtail Wilderness.
What's happening now September 14, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 13, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Aug 30, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 30, 2022
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Aug 30, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 30, 2022
Napolitano, Grace
· Aug 30, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 30, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8719: Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8719/
MLA
"H.R. 8719: Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8719/.
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H.R. 8719, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8719/.
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