2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB6492: Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
Legislative Summary
To improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes.
Bill History
11/29/2023
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
11/29/2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
House of Representatives
11/30/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
House of Representatives
11/30/2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
House of Representatives
1/17/2024
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
House of Representatives
1/17/2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
House of Representatives
1/17/2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
House of Representatives
4/5/2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-441, Part I.
House of Representatives
4/5/2024
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
House of Representatives
4/5/2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
House of Representatives
4/5/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2162-2189)
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6492.
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2162-2184)
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Senate
12/19/2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7205-7214)
Senate
12/20/2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/10/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 26
Democrat: 25
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor

Bruce Westerman
Republican
Co-Sponsors (51)
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
John Curtis
Republican
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Doug Lamborn
Republican
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
James Moylan
Republican
Mary Peltola
Republican
Jerry Carl
Republican
Suzanne Lee
Democrat
Amata Radewagen
Republican
Katie Porter
Democrat
Robert Wittman
Republican
Gregorio Sablan
Independent
Jennifer Kiggans
Republican
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Mike Collins
Republican
Teresa Fernandez
Democrat
Mike Levin
Democrat
Ed Case
Democrat
Tom Tiffany
Republican
Pete Stauber
Republican
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Republican
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
John Duarte
Republican
Val Hoyle
Democrat
Russ Fulcher
Republican
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
Blake Moore
Republican
Dan Newhouse
Republican
Daniel Webster
Republican
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Chuck Edwards
Republican
Kim Schrier
Democrat
Jared Moskowitz
Democrat
Ryan Zinke
Republican
James Baird
Republican
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Jim Banks
Republican
Thomas Kean
Republican
Rudolph Yakym III
Republican
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Hillary Scholten
Democrat
Michael Lawler
Republican
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Gabe Vasquez
Democrat
Jim Costa
Democrat