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H.R. 1708 (116th): Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

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To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Adam Schiff

Sponsor. Representative for California's 28th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 4, 2020
Length: 8 pages
Introduced
Mar 13, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on November 20, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Cosponsors

17 Cosponsors (17 Democrats)

See Instead

S. 774 (same title)
Ordered Reported — Dec 12, 2019

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Schiff Testifies Before House Natural Resources Committee on Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act”
    — Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA28] (Sponsor) on Apr 2, 2019

“Natural Resources Committee Advances Legislation To Protect Wilderness, Fight Climate Change”
    — Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3] on Nov 21, 2019

“House approves DeGette wilderness plan as part of annual defense bill”
    — Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1] on Jul 21, 2020

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 1708 will be negligible.

History

Jun 14, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5467 (114th).
Oct 19, 2017
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4086 (115th).
Mar 13, 2019
 
Introduced

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Apr 2, 2019
 
Considered by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

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Nov 20, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Feb 4, 2020
 
Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources

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Feb 15, 2021
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1075.

H.R. 1708 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1708. 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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