To encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested persons to promote fish conservation.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Robert Wittman
Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district. Republican.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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7 Cosponsors (6 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Two Wittman Bills: H.R. 1747 and H.R. 3596”
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Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA1]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 10, 2019
“Rep. Veasey Joins Colleagues To Pass America's Conservation Enhancement Act”
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Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX33]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 2, 2020
“Natural Resources Committee Advances 10 Bills, Including Ocean Climate Change Legislation”
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ7]
on Sep 25, 2019
History
Aug 7, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6660 (115th). |
Mar 13, 2019
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Introduced
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Sep 25, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 26, 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. |
Sep 16, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3051 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1747 (116th). |
Oct 1, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3051 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1747 (116th). |
Oct 30, 2020
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3051 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1747 (116th). |
H.R. 1747 (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. 1747. 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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