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H.R. 2490 (116th): To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

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Jeff Fortenberry

Sponsor. Representative for Nebraska's 1st congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2020
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
May 2, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on February 26, 2020 but was never passed by the Senate.

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History

Dec 9, 2014
 
Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5086 (113th).
Apr 28, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 984 (114th).
Dec 6, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6442 (114th).
May 2, 2019
 
Introduced

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May 22, 2019
 
Considered by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

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Jun 19, 2019
 
Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources

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Sep 18, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Oct 11, 2019
 
Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources

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Feb 26, 2020
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Feb 4, 2021
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 810.

H.R. 2490 (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. 2490. 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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