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H.R. 297 (117th): To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes.


Sponsor and status

Ed Case

Sponsor. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 19, 2022
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Jan 13, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 29, 2022. (compare text)
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

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History

Jan 13, 2021
 
Introduced

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May 7, 2021
 
Text Published

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May 12, 2021
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Nov 18, 2021
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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Jan 19, 2022
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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H.R. 297 (117th) 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. 297. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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