PLANT Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 3, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2020 or the PLANT Act of 2020
This bill enhances criminal penalties for illegally producing controlled substances on federal property in a manner that causes environmental damage, establishes a fund to facilitate the recovery of lands and water damaged by illegal marijuana cultivation activities, and establishes the Public Lands Eradication and Remediation Partnership to coordinate activities to remediate lands affected by illegal marijuana cultivation or associated illegal activities.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| D-CA | TJ Cox | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 3, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Aug 5, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Aug 5, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Aug 5, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Aquatic ecology
- Coal
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Ecology
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Federal-Indian relations
- Firearms and explosives
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government trust funds
- Horticulture and plants
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Intergovernmental relations
- Lakes and rivers
- Land use and conservation
- Marine pollution
- Oil and gas
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Soil pollution
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Water quality
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
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