H.R. 1931: Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-13 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011

Plain summary

Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011 - Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Groundwork USA national office, to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation; (2) reclaim vacant and derelict lands; (3) cleanup and care for neglected areas; (4) return brownfields to productive use; (5) integrate environmental education, food security, health and fitness, resource management, and job training; (6) encourage and support business, local government, nonprofit, and community cooperation in sustainable environmental care and enhancement; (7) acquire, rehabilitate, and improve real property and buildings; and (8) develop programs that encourage partnering with other environmental organizations.

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Official text

Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] · 7 cosponsors

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James P. McGovern (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1931.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1931 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112