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Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Became law
Oct 18, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
Oct 18, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-179.
Jul 21, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 11, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-297.
Mar 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1027-1028)
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022

This bill establishes a pilot program for native plant species.

The National Park Service (NPS) shall establish a pilot program to prioritize the use of native plant species within geographically diverse units of the National Park System and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

The Department of the Interior shall, in carrying out the pilot program, coordinate activities with

  • the National Seed Strategy of the BLM,
  • the Plant Conservation Alliance, and
  • the Plant Materials Centers of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
What's happening now October 18, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 9619 Related bill Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022
  • HR 1548 Identical bill Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 557: Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-557/
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"S. 557: Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-557/.
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S. 557, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-557/.
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