HR 4665 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016

Introduced Mar 2, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 8, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-249.

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. IntroducedMar 2, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNov 14, 2016
  3. Passed SenateNov 28, 2016
  4. To the PresidentDec 1, 2016
  5. Became lawDec 8, 2016

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to enter into a joint memorandum with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to conduct, acting through the Bureau of Economic Analysis, an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects attributable to it on the overall U.S. economy.

In conducting the assessment, Commerce: (1) may consider employment, sales, contributions to travel and tourism, and other appropriate contributing components of the outdoor recreation economy; and (2) must consult with specified federal agency heads and representatives of businesses, including small business concerns, that engage in commerce in the outdoor recreation economy.

No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this bill. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2016 to Nov 14, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalMar 2, 2016
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalMar 2, 2016
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMar 2, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 14, 2016
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 14, 2016
R-MNErik PaulsenApr 20, 2016
D-COJared PolisApr 20, 2016
R-INJackie WalorskiMay 10, 2016
D-CAJim CostaMay 10, 2016
R-MTRyan K. ZinkeMay 10, 2016
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMay 10, 2016
D-HIMark TakaiMay 17, 2016
R-COMike CoffmanMay 17, 2016
R-FLDennis A. RossJun 8, 2016
D-MNTimothy J. WalzJun 8, 2016
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Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 8, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-249.
  2. Dec 8, 2016Signed by President.
  3. Dec 1, 2016Presented to President.
  4. Nov 29, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Nov 28, 2016Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6518)
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2219Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016Related billNov 15, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Nov 16, 2016Placed on Calendar Senate
  3. Nov 14, 2016Engrossed in House
  4. Mar 2, 2016Introduced in House

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