Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act of 2025." Its primary purpose is to prohibit the development of a golf course at the Greenbury Point Conservation Area located at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland. The legislation works by amending Section 2855 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. It specifically adds language to prevent the construction of a golf course on the site.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +10
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill explicitly prohibits golf course development and allows for environmental restoration of the conservation area.
- Scored +1
Would people in cities be better off under this?
The bill preserves green space near Annapolis, Maryland.
- Scored +1
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The preservation of conservation areas benefits local environmental health.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevents Golf Course Construction: By amending the section heading and subsection (a), the bill explicitly prohibits the construction of a golf course on the Greenbury Point Conservation Area (Section 2).
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Allows for Environmental Restoration: The bill adds a new paragraph to subsection (b) that permits restrictions related to environmental restoration of the area in a manner consistent with existing law and regulation (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill explicitly prohibits golf course development and allows for environmental restoration of the conservation area.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The preservation of conservation areas benefits local environmental health. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill preserves green space near Annapolis, Maryland.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill preserves conservation areas located at a Naval Support Activity.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill preserves conservation land which can indirectly support community stability.
- 12/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland