US Congress House Bill 4665 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on December 8 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-12-08 - Became Public Law No: 114-249.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to enter into a joint memorandum with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to conduct, acting through the Bureau of Economic Analysis, an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects attributable to it on the overall U.S. economy. In conducting the assessment, Commerce: (1) may consider employment, sales, contributions to travel and tourism, and other appropriate contributing components of the outdoor recreation economy; and (2) must consult with specified federal agency heads and representatives of businesses, including small business concerns, that engage in commerce in the outdoor recreation economy. No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this bill. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016

Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-08	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-249.
2016-12-08	Senate	Signed by President.
2016-12-01	Senate	Presented to President.
2016-11-29	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-11-28	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6518)
2016-11-16	Senate	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667.
2016-11-15	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2016-11-14	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-11-14	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6126)
2016-11-14	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4665.
2016-11-14	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6126-6127)
2016-11-14	House	Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2016-03-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-03-02	House	Introduced in House

SB2219 (Related) 2016-11-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4665/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4665/BILLS-114hr4665ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4665/BILLS-114hr4665eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4665/BILLS-114hr4665pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4665/BILLS-114hr4665enr.pdf