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Blake Moore (R-UT)

Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act

H.R. 4044 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Republican bill with 5 Democratic cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the Foundation for America's Public Lands Reauthorization Act, aims to reauthorize the Foundation for America's Public Lands. It updates the name of the Bureau of Land Management Foundation to the Foundation for America's Public Lands. The legislation expands the Board of the Foundation to allow for more members over time. It also establishes specific expertise and representation requirements for the Board members. Additionally, the bill places prohibitions on using funds for litigation or lobbying. Finally, it provides specific funding amounts to the Secretary of the Interior for the next five fiscal years.