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H.R. 1950: To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.

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H.R. 1950: To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-23 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 31, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Enacts title 54 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "National Park Service and Related Programs." Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1950 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112