H.R. 6194: National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010
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H.R. 6194: National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-23 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010
Plain summary
National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Reauthorizes appropriations for, and revises, the National Environmental Education Act. Revises the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education, including by requiring the Office to: (1) develop and support programs to improve the understanding of the benefits of exposure to the natural environment and programs that educate the public on the benefits of reducing dependence on nonrenewable forms of energy promote efforts to prepare citizens for employment in environmentally friendly fields that contribute to healthy communities; and (2) promote research, development, and evaluation of effective approaches to achieving an environmentally literate population. Revises: (1) the Environmental Education and Training Program by expanding the program's functions and activities; (2) the Environmental Education Grants program by expanding its eligibility requirements; (3) environment internships and fellowships by limiting training opportunities to training with EPA staff (currently agency staff); (4) environmental education awards, including by removing requirements that specific awards be given; and (6) the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, including by renaming it as the National Environmental Education Foundation. Authorizes appropriations to the EPA Administrator for FY2010-FY2021 to carry out such Act and revises how funds shall be distributed.
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Official text
National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · 3 cosponsors
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Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
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- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6194.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr6194 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111