To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on September 13, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
242 Cosponsors (194 Democrats, 48 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Curbelo Leads Members from Florida Delegation Urging for Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund”
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Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL26, 2015-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 27, 2018
“Larson, Malloy, Wyman, Blumenthal, Klee, Bronin Announce $750k Grant Award for Colt Park”
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Rep. John Larson [D-CT1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 5, 2018
“Burgess Statement on House Passage of Harvey Funding”
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Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX26]
on Sep 6, 2017
History
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Jan 12, 2017
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Introduced
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Sep 13, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 20, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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H.R. 502 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 502. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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