A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Latest action · Feb 3, 2015 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
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 2, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million, whichever is greater, to be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2015 to Oct 6, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 2, 2015 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Feb 4, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 4, 2015 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Mar 17, 2015 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 6, 2015 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Oct 6, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2015Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
- Feb 2, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 2, 2015Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7241, S7242 | Kelly Ayotte R-NH, Lamar Alexander R-TN, Mike Lee R-UT | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S816, S817 | Michael F. Bennet D-CO, Mike Lee R-UT, Richard Burr R-NC | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S707 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S702 | John Cornyn R-TX | Feb 2, 2015 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 556 | Sportsmen's Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 16, 2015 |
| HR 1814 | To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. | Identical bill | Apr 30, 2015 |
| S 2165 | A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. | Related bill | Oct 19, 2015 |
| S 2169 | A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. | Related bill | Oct 19, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2015Placed on Calendar Senate
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