US Congress House Bill 5564 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Parks for America's Children Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to create a program that helps to ensure that youths from urban areas have access to the National Parks. The program shall include: an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths and transportation programs to help ensure that they have better access to National Parks, partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology, and a grant program that helps to ensure that urban youths can afford attendance and lodging fees at the National Parks.

National Parks for America's Children Act

Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2016-06-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2016-06-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5564/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5564/BILLS-114hr5564ih.pdf