National Landscape Conservation System Act
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 12, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2009 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 22 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Related bill | Mar 11, 2009 |
| HR 146 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Text similarities | Mar 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.
- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
