HR 404 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

National Landscape Conservation System Act

Introduced Jan 9, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 4, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Landscape Conservation System Act - Establishes in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the National Landscape Conservation System (thus, enacting into law the National Landscape Conservation System [NLCS] created by BLM in 2000) in order to conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2009 to Mar 12, 2009; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-TNBart GordonOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJan 9, 2009
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-AZEd PastorOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 9, 2009
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJan 9, 2009
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalJan 9, 2009
Show all 37 cosponsors

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 9, 2009
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Feb 4, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
  2. Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 22Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009Related billMar 11, 2009
HR 146Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009Text similaritiesMar 30, 2009

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Landscape Conservation System Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House

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