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HR 8802 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act of 2022

Introduced: September 13, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 13, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sep 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act of 2022

This bill addresses greenhouse gas emissions, including by restricting fossil fuel leasing and permitting on public lands.

What's happening now September 29, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 29, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 13, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Sep 13, 2022
McEachin, A.
· Sep 13, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8802: Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8802/
MLA
"H.R. 8802: Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8802/.
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H.R. 8802, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8802/.
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