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HOUSE 2414116th CongressSubcommittee Hearings Held.

To amend the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act.

Last Action
7/16/2019

Actions

  • 2019-07-16Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • 2019-05-07Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  • 2019-05-07Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • 2019-04-30Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2019-04-30Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2019-04-30Introduced in House
  • 2019-04-30Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-30 (00)

This bill revises provisions governing the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Among other things, the foundation (1) provides outreach regarding the environment, public lands, and natural resources; (2) develops resources to train professionals in the environmental field and Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy; and (3) supports the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.

This bill reauthorizes the institute through FY2023 and renames the institute as the John S. McCain III United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.

Finally, the bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to audit the foundation.

Cosponsors (8)

  • Tom Cole (R-OK)
  • Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
  • Debra Haaland (D-NM)
  • Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
  • Ed Case (D-HI)
  • Ben Luján (D-NM)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Subjects

  • Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
  • Arizona
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Higher education
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Land use and conservation
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Policy sciences
  • Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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