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17 cosponsors · 5 D, 12 R
6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Oct 5, 2017
- House Passed Dec 18, 2017 371–14
- Senate Passed Apr 9, 2018
- President To the President Apr 11, 2018
- President Signed Apr 23, 2018
- Law Apr 23, 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Apr 23, 2018
Keep America's Refuges Operational Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize through FY2022: (1) the volunteer services, community partnerships, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System; and (2) provisions authorizing the Department of the Interior to accept and use gifts, devises, or bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the performance of its activities and services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Keep America's Refuges Operational Act
Latest action (Apr 23, 2018): Became Public Law No: 115-168.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 5, 2017
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- House Introduced Oct 5, 2017
- House Passed Dec 18, 2017 371–14
- Senate Passed Apr 9, 2018
- President To the President Apr 11, 2018
- President Signed Apr 23, 2018
- Law Apr 23, 2018
Final vote · House · Dec 18, 2017
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan