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S 4194 117th Congress Senate 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: May 12, 2022 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2494)
May 12, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 (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.

What's happening now May 12, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2494)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6734 Identical bill Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4194: Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4194/
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"S. 4194: Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4194/.
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S. 4194, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4194/.
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