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H.R. 3492: River Paddling Protection Act

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H.R. 3492: River Paddling Protection Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

River Paddling Protection Act

Plain summary

River Paddling Protection Act - Opens the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to hand-propelled vessels. Declares specified regulations to have no force or effect with regard to the closing of rivers and streams of such Parks to such vessels. Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming with Grand Teton National Park to ensure that use is consistent with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act.

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Official text

River Paddling Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3492 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113