To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.
Latest action · Apr 21, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Highlands Conservation Act to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture programs to assist states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2015 to Jul 23, 2015, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jul 23, 2015 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2016Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Apr 21, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
- Apr 21, 2016Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-515, Part I.
- Feb 3, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 3, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2652 | A bill to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act. | Identical bill | Mar 8, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Connecticut
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- New Jersey
- New York State
- Pennsylvania
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2016Reported in House
- Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House
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