Keep America's Refuges Operational Act became law 200 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedOct 5, 2017
ReportedNov 30, 2017
Passed one chamberDec 18, 2017
Passed bothApr 9, 2018
LawApr 23, 2018
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 77 words.
Keep America's Refuges Operational Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize through FY2022: (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.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 86 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 286 words
- Subjects
- Department of the InteriorExecutive agency funding and structurePublic-private cooperationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Latest action
- Apr 23, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-168.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 115th S. 1940 Keep America's Refuges Operational Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]