H.R. 2205: Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013
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H.R. 2205: Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-23 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013
Plain summary
Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013 - Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 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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Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · 3 cosponsors
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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2205.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2205 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113