About the bill
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Context
$11.9 billion worth of deferred maintenance has been delayed or postponed on national parks. These include transportation infrastructure such as roadways, tunnels, and bridges — and also trails, dams, fortifications, wastewater systems, and more.
The National Parks Service (NPS) proposed budget for 2021 recommends Congress create a dedicated stream of funding for the purpose, using the revenues from energy production such as oil drilling on federal lands.
What the legislation does
The Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act would do the same. The created fund would devote up to 50% of such energy revenues to a restoration fund devoted to national park maintenance, capped at $1.3 billion annually.
None of the funds could be used for land acquisition, …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on June 26, 2019, 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).
329 Cosponsors (201 Democrats, 128 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Kilmer, Bishop Statement on Committee Passage of the Restore Our Parks And Public Lands Act”
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Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA6]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 26, 2019
“Norton Highlights Robust Support in the House and Senate for Restoring Neighborhood Parks”
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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 16, 2019
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - June 28, 2019”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 2, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Sep 13, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6510 (115th). |
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Feb 14, 2019
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Introduced
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Jun 19, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 26, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Oct 22, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
H.R. 1225 (116th) 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. 1225. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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