US Congress House Bill 2205 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013 - Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation; (2) reclaim vacant and derelict lands; (3) cleanup and care for neglected areas; (4) return brownfields to productive use; (5) integrate environmental education, food security, health and fitness, resource management, and job training; (6) encourage and support business, local government, nonprofit, and community cooperation in sustainable environmental care and enhancement; (7) acquire, rehabilitate, and improve real property and buildings; and (8) develop programs that encourage partnering with other environmental organizations.

Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013

Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]

Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]

Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-05-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2013-05-23	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2013-05-23	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2013-05-23	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-05-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2205/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2205/BILLS-113hr2205ih.pdf