Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2016
- Passed HouseNov 14, 2016
- Passed SenateNov 28, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 1, 2016
- Became lawDec 8, 2016Public Law 114-249
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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Mar 2, 2016 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Mar 2, 2016 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Mar 2, 2016 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Nov 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2016 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2016 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2016Signed by President.
- Dec 8, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-249.
- Dec 1, 2016Presented to President.
- Nov 29, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 28, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6518)
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1586 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Dec 5, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6518 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 28, 2016 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1476, E1480 | J. French Hill R-AR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 15, 2016 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1457, H6126, H6127Text printed H6126 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Nov 14, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 34, March 2, 2016, page H1116.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45978 | The Outdoor Recreation Economy | Report | Oct 22, 2019 |
| RL34325 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
| RL34521 | Carcieri v. Salazar: The Secretary of the Interior May Not Acquire Trust Land for the Narragansett Indian Tribe Under 25 U.S.C. Section 465 Because That Statute Applies to Tribes “Under Federal Jurisdiction” in 1934 Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2219 | Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 | Related bill | Nov 15, 2016 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Outdoor REC Act of 2016
- Outdoor Recreation's Economic Contributions Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 16, 2016Placed on Calendar Senate
- Nov 14, 2016Engrossed in House
- Mar 2, 2016Introduced 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.
