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S 2972 118th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to repay States for amounts expended by States to operate units of the National Park System during a Government shutdown.

Introduced: September 28, 2023 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to repay states for amounts expended to operate units of the National Park System during a government shutdown.

What's happening now September 28, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2972: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to repay States for amounts expended by States to operate units of the National Park System during a Government shutdown.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2972/
MLA
"S. 2972: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to repay States for amounts expended by States to operate units of the National Park System during a Government shutdown.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2972/.
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S. 2972, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2972/.
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[S. 2972: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to repay States for amounts expended by States to operate units of the National Park System during a Government shutdown.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2972/)
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