To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts, and promote the value of public service.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ7]show cosponsors (64) Cosponsors: Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] Donna Christensen [D-VI] Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] Neil Abercrombie [D-HI1] Joe Baca [D-CA43] Howard Berman [D-CA28] Sanford Bishop [D-GA2] Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3] Lois Capps [D-CA23] Gerald Connolly [D-VA11] Elijah Cummings [D-MD7] Peter DeFazio [D-OR4] William Delahunt [D-MA10] Norman Dicks [D-WA6] Lloyd Doggett [D-TX25] Vernon Ehlers [R-MI3] Anna Eshoo [D-CA14] Bob Filner [D-CA51] Barney Frank [D-MA4] Charles Gonzalez [D-TX20] Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL4] Alcee Hastings [D-FL23] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD] Maurice Hinchey [D-NY22] Rubén Hinojosa [D-TX15] Mazie Hirono [D-HI2] Paul Hodes [D-NH2] Rush Holt [D-NJ12] Michael Honda [D-CA15] Jay Inslee [D-WA1] Jesse Jackson [D-IL2] Marcy Kaptur [D-OH9] Dale Kildee [D-MI5] Larry Kissell [D-NC8] Dennis Kucinich [D-OH10] Barbara Lee [D-CA9] John Lewis [D-GA5] Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16] Ben Luján [D-NM3] Betsy Markey [D-CO4] Edward Markey [D-MA7] Eric Massa [D-NY29] Doris Matsui [D-CA5] Betty McCollum [D-MN4] James McDermott [D-WA7] James McGovern [D-MA3] Michael Michaud [D-ME2] Bradley Miller [D-NC13] Gwen Moore [D-WI4] Grace Napolitano [D-CA38] Frank Pallone [D-NJ6] Donald Payne [D-NJ10] David Price [D-NC4] Nick Rahall [D-WV3] Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX23] Steven Rothman [D-NJ9] John Sarbanes [D-MD3] Janice Schakowsky [D-IL9] Joe Sestak [D-PA7] Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH1] Victor Snyder [D-AR2] Paul Tonko [D-NY21] Timothy Walz [D-MN1] Pedro Pierluisi [D-PR] Text: Summary | Full Text Cost: less than $1 per American over the 2010-2014 period. This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $120,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details. Status: Introduced Mar 19, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Jun 10, 2009 House Vote ... Senate Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the House as a whole. Although it has been placed on a calendar of business, the order in which legislation is considered and voted on is determined by the majority party leadership. Keep in mind that sometimes the text of one bill is incorporated into another bill, and in those cases the original bill, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. [Last Updated: Jan 5, 2010 10:38PM] Last Action: Oct 23, 2009: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

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