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H.R. 6060: Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012

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H.R. 6060: Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-29 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-270.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-270. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2019 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to use power revenues collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act for annual base funding of endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. Sets forth restrictions with respect to the indirect cost recovery rate for any transfer of funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from another federal agency for the purpose of funding any activity associated with such programs. Prohibits the use of federal funds to cover expenses incurred by an employee or detailee of the Department of the Interior to travel to any location (other than the field office to which that individual is otherwise assigned) to advocate, lobby, or attend meetings that advocate or lobby for such programs.

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Official text

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6060 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112