H.R. 5300 · 114th Congress
To prohibit any appropriation of funds to the National Park Service for the study of how artificial light…
Full title
To prohibit any appropriation of funds to the National Park Service for the study of how artificial light affects the movements and behavior of insects, and for other purposes.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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This bill prohibits any authorization of appropriations for the National Park Service to:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 19, 2016
This bill prohibits any authorization of appropriations for the National Park Service to:
- study how artificial light affects the movements and behavior of insects, or
- develop or test remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light to determine how artificial light affects insect movements and behavior.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To prohibit any appropriation of funds to the National Park Service for the study of how artificial light affects the movements and behavior of insects, and for other purposes.
Latest action (May 26, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: May 19, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.